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title: killeth — Early Modern English dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «killeth» in the Early Modern English dictionary: «killeth» means «kills», a form of «kill». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# killeth

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**Who acts:** he, beast, ye, manslayer, Whoso, person · **What happens:** kill, mean, form, make, put, appoint · **To what, where:** kills, kill, person, it, man, you · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«killeth» in the Early Modern English dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 3 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [killeth in the Early Modern English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/emode/w/killeth.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«killeth» means «kills», a form of «kill».

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:killeth:m1:1
# text = «killeth» means «kills», a form of «kill».
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	killeth	kill	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|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	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	kills	kill	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	form	form	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	kill	kill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **kill** *in a quote* | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  | kills |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent kill=Topic |
| 3 | **form** |  |  | kill |  |  |  |  | nom form «communication transitive»: of=patient |

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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.

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The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To make a person, animal or plant die.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:killeth:m1e:1
# text = To make a person, animal or plant die.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	make	make	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	plant	plant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	die	die	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | to-infinitive |  | a person and animal or plant die |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset person=Product |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
And he that killeth a beast shall make it good; and he that killeth a man shall be put to death.

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From Torah LEV.24.21, JPS 1917.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:killeth:x1:1
# text = And he that killeth a beast shall make it good; and he that killeth a man shall be put to death.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
4	killeth	kill	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	beast	beast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
7	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	ccomp	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
13	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
14	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
15	killeth	kill	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nsubj:pass	_	_
18	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	20	aux	_	_
19	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	20	aux:pass	_	_
20	put	put	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	15	parataxis	_	_
21	to	to	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	death	death	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **kill** | present | he |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | shall | a beast | it |  |  |  | good *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset it=Product |
| 3 | **kill** | present | beast |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 4 | **put** | shall · passive |  | a man |  |  |  | to death | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: subject=Goal |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
then ye shall appoint you cities to be cities of refuge for you, that the manslayer that killeth any person through error may flee thither.

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From Torah NUM.35.11, JPS 1917.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:killeth:x2:1
# text = then ye shall appoint you cities to be cities of refuge for you, that the manslayer that killeth any person through error may flee thither.
1	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	4	advmod	_	_
2	ye	ye	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	4	nsubj	_	_
3	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	appoint	appoint	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	cities	city	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
8	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	cop	_	_
9	cities	city	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	refuge	refuge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
12	for	for	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
15	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	25	mark	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	manslayer	manslayer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	nsubj	_	_
18	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	19	nsubj	_	_
19	killeth	kill	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	acl:relcl	_	_
20	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	21	det	_	_
21	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obj	_	_
22	through	through	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	error	error	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	_
24	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	25	aux	_	_
25	flee	flee	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
26	thither	thither	ADV	RB	_	25	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **appoint** | shall | ye | you |  |  | then |  | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent you=Theme city=Attribute |
| 2 | **is a** | to-infinitive |  | cities |  |  |  | of refuge for you | tree rules |
| 3 | **kill** | present | the manslayer | any person |  | error |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent person=Theme |
| 4 | **flee** | may | the manslayer |  |  |  |  | thither *property* | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Whoso killeth any person, the murderer shall be slain at the mouth of witnesses; but one witness shall not testify against any person that he die.

<!-- .note -->
From Torah NUM.35.30, JPS 1917.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:killeth:x3:1
# text = Whoso killeth any person, the murderer shall be slain at the mouth of witnesses; but one witness shall not testify against any person that he die.
1	Whoso	whoso	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	2	nsubj	_	_
2	killeth	kill	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	4	det	_	_
4	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	murderer	murderer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
9	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	slain	slay	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl:relcl	_	_
11	at	at	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	mouth	mouth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	witnesses	witness	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
17	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
18	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	19	nummod	_	_
19	witness	witness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nsubj	_	_
20	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	22	aux	_	_
21	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	22	advmod	_	_
22	testify	testify	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	parataxis	_	_
23	against	against	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	25	det	_	_
25	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obl	_	_
26	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	28	mark	_	_
27	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	28	nsubj	_	_
28	die	die	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	22	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **kill** | present | Whoso | any person |  |  |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent person=Theme |
| 2 | **slay** | shall · passive | any person *not said here* | the murderer |  | the mouth of witnesses |  |  | vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 3 | **not** **testify** *speech: other* | shall | one witness |  |  |  |  | against any person | vn lecture-37.11-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **die** | infinitive | person |  |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |

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