--- title: blessest — Early Modern English dictionary · trees and pragmatics description: «blessest» in the Early Modern English dictionary: «blessest» means «you bless», a form of «bless». 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The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [blessest in the Early Modern English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/emode/w/blessest.md). ## Meaning 1 {#m1} «blessest» means «you bless», a form of «bless». ```conllu # sent_id = dict:emode:blessest:m1:1 # text = «blessest» means «you bless», a form of «bless». 1 « « PUNCT `` _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 blessest bless VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 3 » » PUNCT '' _ 2 punct _ _ 4 means mean VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 « « PUNCT `` _ 7 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 6 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 7 nsubj _ _ 7 bless bless VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 8 » » PUNCT '' _ 7 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 11 punct _ _ 10 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 form form NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 parataxis _ _ 12 of of SCONJ IN _ 14 mark _ _ 13 « « PUNCT `` _ 14 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 14 bless bless VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 11 acl _ SpaceAfter=No 15 » » PUNCT '' _ 14 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 16 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **bless** *in a quote* | present | | | | | | | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **mean** | present | | | | | | | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 3 | **bless** *in a quote* | present | you | | | | | | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | | 4 | **bless** *in a quote* | infinitive | a form *not said here* | | | | | | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree. The example in this meaning, parsed on its own: To bless means to ask God to protect someone or something or bring them good, often by a priest or religious leader. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:emode:blessest:m1e:1 # text = To bless means to ask God to protect someone or something or bring them good, often by a priest or religious leader. 1 To to PART TO _ 2 mark _ _ 2 bless bless VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 csubj _ _ 3 means mean VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 to to PART TO _ 5 mark _ _ 5 ask ask VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 xcomp _ _ 6 God God PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 obj _ _ 7 to to PART TO _ 8 mark _ _ 8 protect protect VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 5 xcomp _ _ 9 someone someone PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Ind 8 obj _ _ 10 or or CCONJ CC _ 11 cc _ _ 11 something something PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Ind 9 conj _ _ 12 or or CCONJ CC _ 13 cc _ _ 13 bring bring VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 8 conj _ _ 14 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 13 obj _ _ 15 good good ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 13 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 16 , , PUNCT , _ 20 punct _ _ 17 often often ADV RB _ 20 advmod _ _ 18 by by ADP IN _ 20 case _ _ 19 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 20 det _ _ 20 priest priest NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 parataxis _ _ 21 or or CCONJ CC _ 23 cc _ _ 22 religious religious ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 23 amod _ _ 23 leader leader NOUN NN Number=Sing 20 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 24 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **bless** | to-infinitive | | | | | | | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **mean** | present | | | | | | | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 3 | **ask** *speech: ask* *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | | | God | | | | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S\_INF»: agent=Agent god=Recipient clause=Topic | | 4 | **protect** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | | | someone | | | | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent someone=Beneficiary | | 5 | **bring** | infinitive | | them *= they* | | | | good *property* | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent they=Theme | **Text:** the Early Modern English dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova; its examples quote public-domain texts. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. 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