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Sawest vs Sewest - What's the difference?

sawest | sewest |

In archaic terms the difference between sawest and sewest

is that sawest is second-person singular past of lang=en while sewest is archaic second-person singular of sew.

sawest

English

Verb

  • (archaic)
  • Daniel 2:34 Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image upon his feet [that were] of iron and clay, and brake them to pieces.

    Anagrams

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    sewest

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (archaic) (sew)

  • sew

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) sewen, seowen, sowen, from (etyl) . Related to (l).

    Verb

  • To use a needle to pass thread repeatedly through (pieces of fabric) in order to join them together.
  • Balls were first made of grass or leaves held together by strings, and later of pieces of animal skin sewn together and stuffed with feathers or hay.
  • To use a needle to pass thread repeatedly through pieces of fabric in order to join them together.
  • To enclose by sewing.
  • to sew money into a bag
    Synonyms
    * stitch

    Etymology 2

    Related to .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To drain, as a pond, for taking the fish.
  • (Tusser)
    (Webster 1913)