turneth

Revolves, old-style

Turneth is an archaic third-person singular form of turn, using the -eth ending common in Early Modern English.

It appears primarily in the King James Bible and other religious or literary texts from that era: He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law.

The form survives mainly in quotations and deliberate archaism.

directional

away

Not in this location

  • asideBrief theatrical digression
  • backReverse side; support
  • aroundIn the vicinity

toward · course · path · face · head · wheel · pivot · rotation · direction · compass

transformation

become

Change into another state

alter · morph · transition · transform · water · wine · stone · lead · gold · alchemy

biblical

thou

Archaic second-person pronoun

  • theeSecond-person object, antiquated
  • thyOld possessive pronoun
  • scriptureSacred religious writings

commandment · verse · psalm · proverb · sermon · archaic · doth · hath · wherefore · behold

rejection

spurn

Refuse with contempt

shun · deny · forsake · abandon · cold · shoulder · deaf · ear · blind · eye

Opposites
linguistic register/era

turnethturns

Rotations or chances

turn · slang · colloquial speech · contemporary language · texting language

directional action

turnethremaineth

Continues, biblical style

continueth · stays · remains · abideth · holds fast

Phrases
Family

turned, turner, turners, overturned, returned

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