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couldst

[ koodst, kootst ]

auxiliary verb and verb

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


couldst

/ kʊdst /

verb

  1. archaic.
    used with the pronoun thou or its relative form, the form of could
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Example Sentences

Heartily do I wish thou couldst see this household—its freaks and pranks and glories.

I wish thou couldst have spoken to the child, as thou hadst draw n him out and set him at his ease; to me, he was civil, but so overwhelmed in humility he could barely converse.

If thou couldst ever put thy pride away,     Belike my prejudice would fall aside.

From Slate

Bieber, how couldst thou forsake me!

But couldst thou not help us by provoking relinquishment among the Confederates?

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