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  • verb archaic Second-person singular simple present form of favour.

Etymologies

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favour +‎ -est

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Examples

  • Thou favourest whom Thou wilt of Thy servants, whereby the owner of this place abideth in all joyance of life and delighteth himself with pleasant scents and delicious meats and exquisite wines of all kinds.

    The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night 2006

  • By this I know that thou favourest me, because mine enemy doth not triumph over me.

    Villaraigosa And Nunez Cut And Run - Video Report 2006

  • By this I know that thou favourest me, because mine enemy doth not triumph over me.

    Probably Just One Of Those Funny Coincidences 2006

  • 'Tis certain, whom thou favourest, those shall win.

    The Seven Plays in English Verse 495? BC-406 BC Sophocles

  • Yea, Thou favourest her, and she yields her increase.

    Allan Quatermain Henry Rider Haggard 1890

  • He once gave a man four thousand dirhems and added thereto yet a thousand, wherefore it was said to him, 'Why dost thou not favour thy son as thou favourest this man?'

    The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume II Anonymous 1879

  • But come, it is not often thou favourest us with thy company.

    Erling the Bold 1859

  • Verily, Thou favourest whom Thou wilt of Thy servants, whereby the owner of this place abideth in all joyance of life and delighteth himself with pleasant scents and delicious meats and exquisite wines of all kinds.

    Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855

  • He replied, "O my lord, thou favourest the moon and thy servitors and guards favour the stars and planets and constellations."

    Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855

  • Hereto the envoy answered saying, "O my lord, thou favourest Bel the idol [FN#66] and thy chief-cains favour the servitors thereof!"

    Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855

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