feedeth

Gives food to

Feedeth is an archaic third-person singular form of feed, using the -eth ending that was standard in Early Modern English: He feedeth his flock like a shepherd.

The form survives mainly in biblical quotations and deliberate archaism.

Modern English uses feeds.

biblical

manna

Miraculous sustenance from heaven

disciples · flock · shepherd · miracle · sermon · parable · Gospel · providence · blessing · communion

archaic

thou

Archaic second-person pronoun

  • theeSecond-person object, antiquated
  • thyOld possessive pronoun
  • thineYours, archaically

ye · hast · dost · shalt · wilt · wherefore · hence · betwixt · ere · giveth

literary

Shakespeare

Elizabethan dramatist and poet

  • sonnetFourteen-line metered poem
  • verseMetered poetic passage
  • proseUnversified language

Chaucer · allegory · King James · Spenser · Milton · biblical poetry · psalm · proverb · scripture · liturgy

nourishment

provideth

Archaic third-person supplies

vitality · sustenance · provision · abundance · plenty

Opposites
linguistic register/temporal style

feedethfeeds

Gives nourishment to

nourishes · sustains · provides

nourishment action

feedethstarves

Dies from hunger

deprives · famishes · withholds

Phrases
Family

feeder, feeders

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