shouldst

[ shoodst, shootst ]

/ ʃʊdst, ʃʊtst /

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verb Archaic.

2nd person singular past tense of shall.

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Also should·est

[shood-ist]. /ˈʃʊd ɪst/.

Words nearby shouldst

shoulder to shoulder, shoulder weapon, should have stood in bed, I, shouldna, shouldn't, shouldst, shouse, shout, shout down, shout from the rooftops, shouting distance

How to use shouldst in a sentence

That thou shouldst make the kingdom to be divided, and out of Ephraim a rebellious kingdom to rule.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
They are created now, and not of old: and before the day, when thou heardest them not, lest thou shouldst say: Behold I knew them.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
For my name's sake I will remove my wrath far off: and for my praise I will bridle thee, lest thou shouldst perish.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
It would bring thee the greatest ill-chance shouldst thou slay thy kinsman, for in such case all men would deem him blameless.
The Sagas of Olaf Tryggvason and of Harald The Tyrant (Harald Haardraade)|Snorri Sturluson

It is well that thou shouldst bear it, and better still if thou takest it to heart.
The Devil-Tree of El Dorado|Frank Aubrey

British Dictionary definitions for shouldst

shouldst

shouldest (ˈʃʊdɪst)

/ (ʃʊdst) /

verb

archaic, or dialect (used with the pronoun thou or its relative equivalent) a form of the past tense of shall

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