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# whereon

adverb

«whereon» in the English dictionary: Early Modern English — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Early Modern English

### Meaning

On what, or on which thing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/W/whereon/#m1)

### Then and now

Today we say "on which"; the word is old and no longer used in everyday speech.

### Examples

- The land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed. (Torah GEN.28.13, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/W/whereon/#x1)
- Cursed be the hearth whereon it was heated! (Celtic Fairy Tales) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/W/whereon/#x2)
- Every bed whereon he that hath the issue lieth shall be unclean; and every thing whereon he sitteth shall be unclean. (Torah LEV.15.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/W/whereon/#x3)

### Note

Today: on which.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «whereon» in the Early Modern English dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/W/whereon/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«whereon» in the Early Modern English dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/emode/w/whereon.html) on Mova free.