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# washeth

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

«washeth» 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

«washeth» means «washes», a form of «wash»: To clean something or someone with water and usually soap. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/W/washeth/#m1)

### Then and now

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

### Examples

- Binding his foal unto the vine, and his ass's colt unto the choice vine; he washeth his garments in wine, and his vesture in the blood of grapes; (Torah GEN.49.11, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/W/washeth/#x1)

### Note

Today: washes.

## On Mova

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