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what does "'commandeth"mean ? is it a ancient english ?
in the setence: in studies, whatsoever a man commandeth upon himself,let him set hours for it-----Francis Bacon.
6 de mai de 2011 14:25
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'Commandeth' is the old form of the third person singular in the present simple. 'He Commandeth' It dates back to the middle English language of the 12th to 15th century. The use of -eth in spoken English was lost after the 15th century.
Today we use 'He commands'. Although you will still find it in older versions of The Bible.'
6 de maio de 2011
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I shalt thee attencion commandeth:
6 de maio de 2011
Yes, it is in ancient English. No one says commandeth anymore. That looks like Biblical talk....as in "such sayeth the Lord". Now I wonder if anyone used to talk like that anyway. Maybe it was only in books. Now, I am curious, too. We need some historical expert to really answer this question. Whatever, I'm glad we don't talk like that anymore as it sounds so silly.
6 de maio de 2011
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Junesunlight
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