old english
Who can tell me why in the old english , we usually see there is a suffix "th" in one verb, like.hindreth,loseth,disturbeth,,,
Is there any meaning in it? and when it disappear?

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old english 
Who can tell me why in the old english , we usually see there is a suffix "th" in one verb, like.hindreth,loseth,disturbeth,,, 
Is there any meaning in it? and when it disappear?

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韩老师说得对。The usage began to die out during the time of Shakespeare.

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Really? Interesting. I didnt know that before. Though it is useless in today/s word, it show us the development of language. THank you !

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Also in old English they would say five and twenty. Now we say twenty five in German they say five and twenty.

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God,I remember that. THank you yang and maybe I should say sorry to my teacher on English and American Literature.

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构成动词陈述语气现在第三人称单数, 相当于现在的-s, -es]如: doth (=does), hath(=has)

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