--- title: spreadeth — Early Modern English dictionary · trees and pragmatics description: «spreadeth» in the Early Modern English dictionary: «spreadeth» means «spreads», a form of «spread»: To open or stretch out something. 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The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [spreadeth in the Early Modern English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/emode/w/spreadeth.md). ## Meaning 1 {#m1} «spreadeth» means «spreads», a form of «spread»: To open or stretch out something. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:emode:spreadeth:m1:1 # text = «spreadeth» means «spreads», a form of «spread»: To open or stretch out something. 1 « « PUNCT `` _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 spreadeth spread 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 spreads spread 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 ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 12 « « PUNCT `` _ 13 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 13 spread spread NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 14 » » PUNCT '' _ 10 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 15 : : PUNCT : _ 17 punct _ _ 16 To to PART TO _ 17 mark _ _ 17 open open VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 4 parataxis _ _ 18 or or CCONJ CC _ 19 cc _ _ 19 stretch stretch VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 17 conj _ _ 20 out out ADP RP _ 19 compound:prt _ _ 21 something something PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Ind 19 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 22 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **spread** *in a quote* | present | | | | | | | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **mean** | present | | | | | | | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 3 | **spread** *in a quote* | present | | | | | | | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 4 | **open** | to-infinitive | | | | | | | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 5 | **stretch out** | infinitive | | something | | | | | vn bend-45.2 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent something=Patient | | 6 | **form** | | | spread | | | | | 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: "spread your arms". ```conllu # sent_id = dict:emode:spreadeth:m1e:1 # text = "spread your arms". 1 " " PUNCT `` _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 spread spread VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 your your PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 4 nmod:poss _ _ 4 arms arm NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 5 " " PUNCT '' _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 6 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **spread** *in a quote* | imperative | you *not said here* | your arms | | | | | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location arm=Theme | ## Example 1 {#x1} As an eagle that stirreth up her nest, hovereth over her young, spreadeth abroad her wings, taketh them, beareth them on her pinions — From Torah DEU.32.11, JPS 1917. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:emode:spreadeth:x1:1 # text = As an eagle that stirreth up her nest, hovereth over her young, spreadeth abroad her wings, taketh them, beareth them on her pinions — 1 As as ADP IN _ 3 case _ _ 2 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 eagle eagle NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 obl _ _ 4 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 5 nsubj _ _ 5 stirreth stir VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 acl:relcl _ _ 6 up up ADP RP _ 5 compound:prt _ _ 7 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 8 nmod:poss _ _ 8 nest nest NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 3 punct _ _ 10 hovereth hover VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 11 over over ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 12 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 13 nmod:poss _ _ 13 young young NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 14 , , PUNCT , _ 15 punct _ _ 15 spreadeth spread VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 10 conj _ _ 16 abroad abroad ADV RB _ 15 advmod _ _ 17 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 18 nmod:poss _ _ 18 wings wing NOUN NNS Number=Plur 15 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 19 , , PUNCT , _ 20 punct _ _ 20 taketh take VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 10 conj _ _ 21 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 20 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 22 , , PUNCT , _ 23 punct _ _ 23 beareth bear VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 10 conj _ _ 24 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 23 obj _ _ 25 on on ADP IN _ 27 case _ _ 26 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 27 nmod:poss _ _ 27 pinions pinion NOUN NNS Number=Plur 23 obl _ _ 28 — - PUNCT : _ 10 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **stir up** | present | a eagle | eagle's nest | | | | | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition nest=Patient | | 2 | **hover** | present | | | | eagle's young | | as a eagle | vn modes\_of\_being\_with\_motion-47.3 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme over young=Location | | 3 | **spread** | present | | eagle's wings | | | | abroad *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location wing=Theme | | 4 | **take** | present | | wings *= wing* | | | | | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme | | 5 | **bear** | present | | wings *= wing* | | eagle's pinions | | | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Patient | **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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