--- title: wot — Early Modern English dictionary · trees and pragmatics description: «wot» in the Early Modern English dictionary: I know; I am aware. 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The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [wot in the Early Modern English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/emode/w/wot.md). ## Meaning 1 {#m1} I know; I am aware. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:emode:wot:m1:1 # text = I know; I am aware. 1 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 know know VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 3 ; ; PUNCT , _ 2 punct _ _ 4 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 5 am be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 cop _ _ 6 aware aware ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 7 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **know** | present | I | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | | 2 | **is** | present | I | | | | | aware *property* | tree rules | 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} He replied: “Dear uncle, heavy news, God wot!” From English Fairy Tales. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:emode:wot:x1:1 # text = He replied: “Dear uncle, heavy news, God wot!” 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 replied reply VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 3 : : PUNCT : _ 2 punct _ _ 4 “ " PUNCT `` _ 6 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 5 Dear dear ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 amod _ _ 6 uncle uncle NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 8 heavy heavy ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 amod _ _ 9 news news NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 10 , , PUNCT , _ 12 punct _ _ 11 God God PROPN NNP Number=Sing 12 compound _ _ 12 wot wot NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 13 ! ! PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 14 ” " PUNCT '' _ 6 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **reply** *speech: assert* | past | He | Dear uncle and heavy news and God wot | | | | | vn respond-113 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ## Example 2 {#x2} "Silly maiden, thy words make a lot Of a very small matter; For fear of my valour, I wot, His armour will clatter. From Indian Fairy Tales. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:emode:wot:x2:1 # text = "Silly maiden, thy words make a lot Of a very small matter; For fear of my valour, I wot, His armour will clatter. 1 " " PUNCT `` _ 3 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 Silly silly ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 maiden maiden ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 7 punct _ _ 5 thy thy PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 6 nmod:poss _ _ 6 words word NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 nsubj _ _ 7 make make VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 8 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 lot lot NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obj _ _ 10 Of of ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 11 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 14 det _ _ 12 very very ADV RB _ 13 advmod _ _ 13 small small ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 14 amod _ _ 14 matter matter NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 15 ; ; PUNCT : _ 23 punct _ _ 16 For for ADP IN _ 17 case _ _ 17 fear fear NOUN NN Number=Sing 23 obl _ _ 18 of of ADP IN _ 20 case _ _ 19 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 20 nmod:poss _ _ 20 valour valour NOUN NN Number=Sing 17 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 21 , , PUNCT , _ 17 punct _ _ 22 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 23 nsubj _ _ 23 wot wot VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 24 , , PUNCT , _ 28 punct _ _ 25 His his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 26 nmod:poss _ _ 26 armour armour NOUN NN Number=Sing 28 nsubj _ _ 27 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 28 aux _ _ 28 clatter clatter VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 23 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 29 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **make** *in a quote* | present | thy words | a lot of a small matter | | | | | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset lot=Product | | 2 | **wot** *in a quote* | present | I | | | | | for fear of my valour | tree rules | | 3 | **clatter** *in a quote* | future | His armour | | | | | | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 4 | **word** *in a quote* | | thy | | | | | | nom word «communication transitive»: poss=agent | | 5 | **fear** *in a quote* | | | my valour | | | | | nom fear «feeling transitive»: of=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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