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title: wilt — Early Modern English dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «wilt» in the Early Modern English dictionary: You will; a form of "will" used with "thou". Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# wilt

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**Who acts:** thou, them, she, that · **What happens:** use, refuse, not let, go, hold, keep · **To what, where:** You, them, him, me · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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You will; a form of "will" used with "thou".

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:wilt:m1:1
# text = You will; a form of "will" used with "thou".
1	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
2	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	form	form	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	_
10	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
11	with	with	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | future · passive |  | You |  |  |  | with thou | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: subject=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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

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For if thou refuse to let them go, and wilt hold them still,

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From Torah EXO.9.2, JPS 1917.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:wilt:x1:1
# text = For if thou refuse to let them go, and wilt hold them still,
1	For	for	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
2	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
3	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	4	nsubj	_	_
4	refuse	refuse	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	advcl	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	let	let	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	wilt	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	hold	hold	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
13	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	_
14	still	still	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **refuse** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | thou |  |  |  |  |  | vn reject-77.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **let** | to-infinitive | thou *not said here* | them *= they* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **go** | infinitive | them *= they* *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **hold** | future |  | them *= they* |  |  | still |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Wilt thou still keep him, Mother?”

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From The Jungle Book.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:wilt:x2:1
# text = Wilt thou still keep him, Mother?”
1	Wilt	will	AUX	MD	Style=Arch|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
2	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	4	nsubj	_	_
3	still	still	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	keep	keep	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	Mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	”	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | future | thou | him *= he* |  |  | still | Mother *obl* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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And she said: 'What wilt thou give me, that thou mayest come in unto me?'

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From Torah GEN.38.16, JPS 1917.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:wilt:x3:1
# text = And she said: 'What wilt thou give me, that thou mayest come in unto me?'
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
2	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
5	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	9	obj	_	_
7	wilt	will	AUX	MD	Style=Arch|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
8	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	9	nsubj	_	_
9	give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	ccomp	_	_
10	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	iobj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	15	nsubj	_	_
13	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	15	nsubj	_	_
14	mayest	may	AUX	MD	Style=Arch|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
15	come	come	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	conj	_	_
16	in	in	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
17	unto	unto	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | she |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **give** | future | thou |  | me |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent i=Recipient what=Theme |
| 3 | **come in** | may | that |  |  |  |  | unto me | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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