shalt
Meaning
second-person singular simple present indicative of shall
shall
- (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.
- (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.
- (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.
- (auxiliary, defective, modal, no-past-participle, no-present-participle, obsolete) To owe.
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Frequency
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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