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Junesunlight
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.
May 6, 2011 2:25 PM
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JacquiD
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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.'
May 6, 2011
Junesunlight
thax very much
May 7, 2011 · Reply
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I shalt thee attencion commandeth:
May 6, 2011
Lewis
*thine
May 6, 2011 · Reply
Junesunlight
朋友,你给我这样的回答能说明什么呢?我的问题还是没有得到解决。
May 7, 2011 · Reply
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Lynne
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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.
May 6, 2011
Junesunlight
thax, i just got it in a book, and i really do not know what it means.
May 7, 2011 · Reply
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