--- title: letteth — Early Modern English dictionary · trees and pragmatics description: «letteth» in the Early Modern English dictionary: «letteth» means «lets», a form of «let»: To allow someone to do something. 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The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [letteth in the Early Modern English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/emode/w/letteth.md). ## Meaning 1 {#m1} «letteth» means «lets», a form of «let»: To allow someone to do something. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:emode:letteth:m1:1 # text = «letteth» means «lets», a form of «let»: To allow someone to do something. 1 « « PUNCT `` _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 letteth let 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 lets let VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 ccomp _ 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 4 parataxis _ _ 11 of of SCONJ IN _ 13 mark _ _ 12 « « PUNCT `` _ 13 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 13 let let VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 10 acl _ SpaceAfter=No 14 » » PUNCT '' _ 13 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 15 : : PUNCT : _ 17 punct _ _ 16 To to PART TO _ 17 mark _ _ 17 allow allow VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 conj _ _ 18 someone someone PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Ind 17 obj _ _ 19 to to PART TO _ 20 mark _ _ 20 do do VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 17 xcomp _ _ 21 something something PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Ind 20 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 22 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **let** *in a quote* | present | | | | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **mean** | present | | | | | | | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 3 | **let** *in a quote* | present | | | | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent | | 4 | **let** *in a quote* | infinitive | a form *not said here* | | | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent | | 5 | **allow** | to-infinitive | | someone | | | | | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP S»: agent=Causer someone=Beneficiary clause=Eventuality | | 6 | **do** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | someone *not said here* | something | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality | 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: "Mum let me stay up." ```conllu # sent_id = dict:emode:letteth:m1e:1 # text = "Mum let me stay up." 1 " " PUNCT `` _ 3 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 Mum mum NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 let let VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 3 obj _ _ 5 stay stay VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 xcomp _ _ 6 up up ADP RP _ 5 compound:prt _ SpaceAfter=No 7 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 8 " " PUNCT '' _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **let** *in a quote* | past | Mum | me | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **stay up** *in a quote* | infinitive | me *not said here* | | | | | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ## Example 1 {#x1} And he that letteth go the goat for Azazel shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward he may come into the camp. From Torah LEV.16.26, JPS 1917. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:emode:letteth:x1:1 # text = And he that letteth go the goat for Azazel shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward he may come into the camp. 1 And and CCONJ CC _ 5 cc _ _ 2 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 3 that that SCONJ IN _ 5 mark _ _ 4 letteth let VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 5 go go VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 goat goat NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ _ 8 for for SCONJ IN _ 11 mark _ _ 9 Azazel Azazel PROPN NNP Number=Sing 11 nsubj _ _ 10 shall shall AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 11 aux _ _ 11 wash wash VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 5 advcl _ _ 12 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 13 nmod:poss _ _ 13 clothes clothes NOUN NNS Number=Ptan 11 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 14 , , PUNCT , _ 16 punct _ _ 15 and and CCONJ CC _ 16 cc _ _ 16 bathe bathe VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 11 conj _ _ 17 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 18 nmod:poss _ _ 18 flesh flesh NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 obj _ _ 19 in in ADP IN _ 20 case _ _ 20 water water NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 21 , , PUNCT , _ 26 punct _ _ 22 and and CCONJ CC _ 26 cc _ _ 23 afterward afterward ADV RB _ 26 advmod _ _ 24 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 26 nsubj _ _ 25 may may AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 26 aux _ _ 26 come come VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 11 conj _ _ 27 into into ADP IN _ 29 case _ _ 28 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 29 det _ _ 29 camp camp NOUN NN Number=Sing 26 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 30 . . PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **go** | present | he | the goat | | | | | vn meander-47.7 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location goat=Theme | | 2 | **wash** | shall | Azazel | Azazel's clothes | | | | | vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent clothes=Patient | | 3 | **bathe** | infinitive | Azazel *not said here* | Azazel's flesh | | | | in water | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent flesh=Destination in water=Theme | | 4 | **come** | may | Azazel | | | the camp | | afterward *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme into camp=Initial\_Location | **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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