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

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**Who acts:** moving thing, Pharaoh, ye, you, him, your · **What happens:** live, mean, be, move, give, prove · **To what, where:** lives, moving thing, you, ye, one, him · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«liveth» 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: [liveth in the Early Modern English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/emode/w/liveth.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«liveth» means «lives», a form of «live».

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:liveth:m1:1
# text = «liveth» means «lives», a form of «live».
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	liveth	live	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	lives	life	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	4	parataxis	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	live	live	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	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 | **live** *in a quote* | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  | lives |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent life=Topic |

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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 live is to be alive.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:liveth:m1e:1
# text = To live is to be alive.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	live	live	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	cop	_	_
6	alive	alive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | alive *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Every moving thing that liveth shall be for food for you; as the green herb have I given you all.

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From Torah GEN.9.3, JPS 1917.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:liveth:x1:1
# text = Every moving thing that liveth shall be for food for you; as the green herb have I given you all.
1	Every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	3	det	_	_
2	moving	move	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	amod	_	_
3	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
5	liveth	live	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
6	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
7	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	cop	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
13	as	as	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	herb	herb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
17	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	aux	_	_
18	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	_
19	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
20	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	19	iobj	_	_
21	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	20	nmod:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	19	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **move** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **live** | present | every moving thing and the green herb |  |  |  |  | for you | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **is** | shall |  |  |  |  |  | for food | tree rules |
| 4 | **give** | present · perfect · passive |  | every moving thing and the green herb | you |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: subject=Recipient you=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Hereby ye shall be proved, as Pharaoh liveth, ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither.

<!-- .note -->
From Torah GEN.42.15, JPS 1917.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:liveth:x2:1
# text = Hereby ye shall be proved, as Pharaoh liveth, ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither.
1	Hereby	hereby	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
2	ye	ye	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	proved	prove	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
8	Pharaoh	Pharaoh	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	liveth	live	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	ye	ye	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	14	nsubj	_	_
12	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
13	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	14	advmod	_	_
14	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	parataxis	_	_
15	forth	forth	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
16	hence	hence	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
18	except	except	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
19	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	21	nmod:poss	_	_
20	youngest	young	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	21	amod	_	_
21	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obl	_	_
22	come	come	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	conj	_	_
23	hither	hither	ADV	RB	_	22	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **prove** | shall · passive |  | ye |  |  |  | hereby *property* | vn deduce-97.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **live** | present | Pharaoh |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **not** **go** | shall | ye |  |  |  |  | forth, hence *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **come** | infinitive | ye *not said here* |  |  |  |  | except your youngest brother; hither *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother, and ye shall be bound, that your words may be proved, whether there be truth in you; or else, as Pharaoh liveth, surely ye are spies.'

<!-- .note -->
From Torah GEN.42.16, JPS 1917.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:liveth:x3:1
# text = Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother, and ye shall be bound, that your words may be proved, whether there be truth in you; or else, as Pharaoh liveth, surely ye are spies.'
1	Send	send	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	1	obj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	let	let	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
8	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	fetch	fetch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
10	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
14	ye	ye	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	17	nsubj	_	_
15	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
16	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	cop	_	_
17	bound	bound	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
19	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	24	mark	_	_
20	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	21	nmod:poss	_	_
21	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	24	nsubj:pass	_	_
22	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	24	aux	_	_
23	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	24	aux:pass	_	_
24	proved	prove	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	29	punct	_	_
26	whether	whether	SCONJ	IN	_	29	mark	_	_
27	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	29	advmod	_	_
28	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	29	cop	_	_
29	truth	truth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	conj	_	_
30	in	in	ADP	IN	_	31	case	_	_
31	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	29	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	34	punct	_	_
33	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	34	cc	_	_
34	else	else	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
35	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	38	punct	_	_
36	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	38	mark	_	_
37	Pharaoh	Pharaoh	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	38	nsubj	_	_
38	liveth	live	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
39	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	43	punct	_	_
40	surely	surely	ADV	RB	_	43	advmod	_	_
41	ye	ye	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	43	nsubj	_	_
42	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	43	cop	_	_
43	spies	spy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	38	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
44	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
45	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **send** | imperative | you *not said here* | one of you |  |  |  | else *property* | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent one=Theme |
| 2 | **let** | infinitive |  | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **fetch** | infinitive | him *= he* *not said here* | your brother |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent brother=Theme |
| 4 | **is** | shall | ye |  |  |  |  | bound *property* | tree rules |
| 5 | **prove** | may · passive |  | your words |  |  |  |  | vn deduce-97.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 6 | **is a** | infinitive |  | truth |  | there |  | in you | tree rules |
| 7 | **live** | present | Pharaoh |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 8 | **is a** | present | ye | spies |  |  |  | surely *property* | tree rules |
| 9 | **word** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom word «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

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