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

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**Who acts:** you, them, priest, skin, man, that · **What happens:** offer, mean, form, be, give, hold out · **To what, where:** offers, offer, something, someone, it, burnt offering · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«offereth» means «offers», a form of «offer».

<!-- fold The tree, 7 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:offereth:m1:1
# text = «offereth» means «offers», a form of «offer».
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	offereth	offer	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	offers	offer	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	offer	offer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	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 | **offer** *in a quote* | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  | offers |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent offer=Topic |
| 3 | **form** |  |  | offer |  |  |  |  | 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 offer is to say you will give something to someone, or to hold it out for them to take.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:offereth:m1e:1
# text = To offer is to say you will give something to someone, or to hold it out for them to take.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	offer	offer	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	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
7	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	ccomp	_	_
9	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	8	obj	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	to	to	PART	TO	_	15	mark	_	_
15	hold	hold	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	obj	_	_
17	out	out	ADP	RP	_	15	compound:prt	_	_
18	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	21	mark	_	_
19	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	nsubj	_	_
20	to	to	PART	TO	_	21	mark	_	_
21	take	take	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **offer** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **be** *speech: assert* | present |  |  |  |  |  | say *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **give** | future | you | something | someone |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent something=Theme to someone=Recipient |
| 4 | **hold out** | to-infinitive |  | it |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 5 | **take** | to-infinitive | them *= they* |  |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
And the priest that offereth any man's burnt-offering, even the priest shall have to himself the skin of the burnt-offering which he hath offered.

<!-- .note -->
From Torah LEV.7.8, JPS 1917.

<!-- fold The tree, 27 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:offereth:x1:1
# text = And the priest that offereth any man's burnt-offering, even the priest shall have to himself the skin of the burnt-offering which he hath offered.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	priest	priest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
5	offereth	offer	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
6	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	7	det	_	_
7	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	burnt	burnt	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	offering	offering	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	even	even	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	priest	priest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	_
16	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
17	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
18	to	to	ADP	TO	_	19	case	_	_
19	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	17	obl	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	skin	skin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	_
22	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	26	mark	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
24	burnt	burnt	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	26	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	24	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	offering	offer	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	21	acl	_	_
27	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	29	nsubj	_	_
28	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	29	nsubj	_	_
29	hath	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	26	parataxis	_	_
30	offered	offer	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	29	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	17	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **offer** | present | the priest | any man's burnt offering and the priest |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent offering=Theme |
| 2 | **have** | shall | the priest | the skin | priest |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent skin=Patient |
| 3 | **offer** | gerund | the skin *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **have** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **offer** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent |
| 6 | **offer** |  | any man |  |  |  |  |  | nom offering «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He among the sons of Aaron, that offereth the blood of the peace-offerings, and the fat, shall have the right thigh for a portion.

<!-- .note -->
From Torah LEV.7.33, JPS 1917.

<!-- fold The tree, 25 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:offereth:x2:1
# text = He among the sons of Aaron, that offereth the blood of the peace-offerings, and the fat, shall have the right thigh for a portion.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	among	among	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	sons	son	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Aaron	Aaron	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	9	nsubj	_	_
9	offereth	offer	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	blood	blood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
14	peace	peace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	offerings	offering	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	fat	fat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
22	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	23	aux	_	_
23	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	conj	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
25	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	26	amod	_	_
26	thigh	thigh	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	obj	_	_
27	for	for	ADP	IN	_	29	case	_	_
28	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	29	det	_	_
29	portion	portion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **offer** | present | that | the blood of the peace offerings |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent blood=Theme |
| 2 | **have** | shall | the fat | the right thigh |  |  |  | for a portion | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thigh=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The priest that offereth it for sin shall eat it; in a holy place shall it be eaten, in the court of the tent of meeting.

<!-- .note -->
From Torah LEV.6.26, JPS 1917.

<!-- fold The tree, 26 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:offereth:x3:1
# text = The priest that offereth it for sin shall eat it; in a holy place shall it be eaten, in the court of the tent of meeting.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	priest	priest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
3	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	offereth	offer	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	sin	sin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	eat	eat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	19	punct	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	holy	holy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	_
16	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	19	aux	_	_
17	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj:pass	_	_
18	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	19	aux:pass	_	_
19	eaten	eat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
21	in	in	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	_
24	of	of	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
25	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
26	tent	tent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	nmod	_	_
27	of	of	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
28	meeting	meeting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **offer** | present | the priest | priest |  |  |  | for sin *goal* | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP PP.goal»: agent=Agent it=Theme for sin=Goal |
| 2 | **eat** | shall | the priest | sin |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |
| 3 | **eat** | shall · passive |  | priest |  | a holy place |  | in the court of the tent of meeting | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

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