See could on Wiktionary
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"Du moyen anglais coude, issu du vieil anglais cūþe, indicatif passé de cunnan. L’orthographe a été influencée par shall - should et will - would, et la lettre l dans could n’a jamais été prononcée historiquement."
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"text": "Could you pass the milk?",
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