shalt

Meaning

second-person singular simple present indicative of shall

shall

  1. (auxiliary, defective, modal, no-past-participle, no-present-participle) Used before a verb to indicate the simple future tense in the first person singular or plural.
  2. (auxiliary, defective, modal, no-past-participle, no-present-participle) Used similarly to indicate determination or obligation in the second and third persons singular or plural.
  3. (auxiliary, defective, modal, no-past-participle, no-present-participle) Used in questions with the first person singular or plural to suggest a possible future action.
  4. (auxiliary, defective, modal, no-past-participle, no-present-participle, obsolete) To owe.

Synonyms

Translations

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʃælt/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle English schalt, from Old English sċealt, from Proto-West Germanic *skalt. Compare wilt.

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