couldst

[ koodst, kootst ]

auxiliary verb and verb

, Archaic.

1. 2nd person singular simple past tense of can ¹.

couldst

/ kʊdst /

verb

1. See could
   archaic.
   used with the pronoun thou or its relative form, the form of could

Example Sentences

Nor hast thou ever known, Aspasia,Or couldst thou comprehend the thoughts that onceThou didst inspire in me.

From Project Gutenberg

God answered him, "I have suffered him these hundred years, although he dishonored me; and couldst not thou endure him one night?"

From Project Gutenberg

“I thought thou couldst shoot true, Shumilana,” whispers Mandevu.

From Project Gutenberg

What knowest thou of this, for I think thou couldst not have been far from this place at sundown yesterday?

From Project Gutenberg

A right Conjurer might I name thee, couldst thou conjure back into these wooden tools the divine virtue they once held.

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