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# sweareth

verb, old form of «swears» (he, she, it)

«sweareth» in the English dictionary: Early Modern English — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Early Modern English

### Meaning

«sweareth» means «swears», a form of «swear»: To swear is to use rude or bad words. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/S/sweareth/#m1)

### Then and now

Only the ending is old: -eth was the ending for he, she and it, where today we say -s: «he sweareth» = «he swears».

### Examples

- When a man voweth a vow unto the LORD, or sweareth an oath to bind his soul with a bond, he shall not break his word; he shall do according to all that proceedeth out of his mouth. (Torah NUM.30.2, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/S/sweareth/#x1)

### Note

Today: swears.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «sweareth» in the Early Modern English dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/S/sweareth/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«sweareth» in the Early Modern English dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/emode/w/sweareth.html) on Mova free.