"shouldst" meaning in English

See shouldst in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ʃʊdst/ [stressed], /ʃʊtst/ [stressed], /ʃədst/ [unstressed], /ʃətst/ [unstressed] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-shouldst.wav [Southern-England] Forms: shou'dst [alternative], should'st [alternative], shouldest [alternative]
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} shouldst
  1. (archaic) second-person singular present of should Tags: archaic, form-of, present, second-person, singular Form of: should
    Sense id: en-shouldst-en-verb-OZnzmPoF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English verb forms using redundant wikisyntax, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English verb forms using redundant wikisyntax: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 54 46
  2. (archaic) second-person singular simple past indicative of shall Tags: archaic, form-of, indicative, past, second-person, singular Form of: shall
    Sense id: en-shouldst-en-verb-y9bZUa7g Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English verb forms using redundant wikisyntax, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English verb forms using redundant wikisyntax: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 54 46

Alternative forms

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