--- title: criest — Early Modern English dictionary · trees and pragmatics description: «criest» in the Early Modern English dictionary: «criest» means «you cry», a form of «cry». 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The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [criest in the Early Modern English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/emode/w/criest.md). ## Meaning 1 {#m1} «criest» means «you cry», a form of «cry». ```conllu # sent_id = dict:emode:criest:m1:1 # text = «criest» means «you cry», a form of «cry». 1 « « PUNCT `` _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 criest cry 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 cry cry 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 ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 13 « « PUNCT `` _ 14 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 14 cry cry NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 15 » » PUNCT '' _ 11 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 16 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **cry** *speech: express* *in a quote* | present | | | | | | | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **mean** | present | | | | | | | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 3 | **cry** *speech: express* *in a quote* | present | you | | | | | | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 4 | **form** | | | cry | | | | | nom form «communication transitive»: of=patient | 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 cry is to have tears come from your eyes because you are sad, hurt, or very happy. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:emode:criest:m1e:1 # text = To cry is to have tears come from your eyes because you are sad, hurt, or very happy. 1 To to PART TO _ 2 mark _ _ 2 cry cry VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 5 csubj _ _ 3 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 4 to to PART TO _ 5 mark _ _ 5 have have VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 6 tears tear NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 nsubj _ _ 7 come come VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 ccomp _ _ 8 from from ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 9 your your PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 10 nmod:poss _ _ 10 eyes eye NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 obl _ _ 11 because because SCONJ IN _ 14 mark _ _ 12 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 14 nsubj _ _ 13 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 14 cop _ _ 14 sad sad ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 15 , , PUNCT , _ 16 punct _ _ 16 hurt hurt VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 14 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 17 , , PUNCT , _ 20 punct _ _ 18 or or CCONJ CC _ 20 cc _ _ 19 very very ADV RB _ 20 advmod _ _ 20 happy happy ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 16 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 21 . . PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **cry** *speech: express* | to-infinitive | | | | | | | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **is** | present | | | | | | have *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **come** | present | tears | | | your eyes | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from eye=Initial\_Location | | 4 | **is** | present | you | | | | | sad *property* | tree rules | | 5 | **hurt** | participle | you *not said here* | | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer | ## Example 1 {#x1} And the LORD said unto Moses: 'Wherefore criest thou unto Me? speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward. From Torah EXO.14.15, JPS 1917. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:emode:criest:x1:1 # text = And the LORD said unto Moses: 'Wherefore criest thou unto Me? speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward. 1 And and CCONJ CC _ 4 cc _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 LORD LORD PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 4 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 unto unto ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 Moses Moses PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 7 : : PUNCT : _ 10 punct _ _ 8 ' ' PUNCT `` _ 10 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 9 Wherefore wherefore ADV WRB PronType=Int 10 advmod _ _ 10 criest cry VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 parataxis _ _ 11 thou thou PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 10 obj _ _ 12 unto unto ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 13 Me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 10 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 14 ? ? PUNCT . _ 15 punct _ _ 15 speak speak VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 10 conj _ _ 16 unto unto ADP IN _ 18 case _ _ 17 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 18 det _ _ 18 children child NOUN NNS Number=Plur 15 obl _ _ 19 of of ADP IN _ 20 case _ _ 20 Israel Israel PROPN NNP Number=Sing 18 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 21 , , PUNCT , _ 24 punct _ _ 22 that that SCONJ IN _ 24 mark _ _ 23 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 24 nsubj _ _ 24 go go VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 10 conj _ _ 25 forward forward ADV RB _ 24 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 26 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the LORD | | | | | unto Moses | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **cry** *speech: express* | present | | thou | | | | unto Me; wherefore *property* | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thou=Topic | | 3 | **speak** *speech: other* | infinitive | | | | | | unto the children of Israel | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 4 | **go** | present | children *= child* | | | | | forward *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=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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