riseth

«riseth» in Mova's early modern english dictionary: rises — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

kind

archaic form

modern equivalent

rises

part of speech

verb, old form of «rises» (he, she, it)

meaning for a pupil

«riseth» means «rises», a form of «rise»: To rise is to go up, move upward: «Smoke rises». tree →

how it differs from today

Only the ending is old: -eth was the ending for he, she and it, where today we say -s: «he riseth» = «he rises».

examples

• But unto the damsel thou shalt do nothing; there is in the damsel no sin worthy of death; for as when a man riseth against his neighbour, and slayeth him, even so is this matter. (Torah DEU.22.26, JPS 1917) tree →
• Behold a people that riseth up as a lioness, and as a lion doth he lift himself up; he shall not lie down until he eat of the prey, and drink the blood of the slain. (Torah NUM.23.24, JPS 1917) tree →

tests

ending -eth (stem «rise», a verb of EWT); corpora 2 (Torah 2, tales 0, Sefer Yetzirah 0); EWT 0; ratio 0.2 (Torah alone 4.7); Wiktionary no archaic label

In the corpora

• Who is this like the Nile that riseth up, like the rivers whose waters toss themselves?
• For a righteous man falleth seven times, and riseth up again, but the wicked stumble under adversity.
• She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth food to her household, and a portion to her maidens.
• Who commandeth the sun, and it riseth not; and sealeth up the stars.
• The murderer riseth with the light, to kill the poor and needy; and in the night he is as a thief.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «riseth» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.