wouldst

[ woodst, wootst ]

/ wʊdst, wʊtst /

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verb Archaic.

2nd person singular past tense of will¹.

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Also would·est

[wood-ist] /ˈwʊd ɪst/ .

Words nearby wouldst

would, would-be, wouldn't, wouldn't dream of, would rather, wouldst, would that, Woulfe bottle, wound, wounded, Wounded Knee

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How to use wouldst in a sentence

Therefore the showers were withholden, and there was no lateward rain: thou hadst a harlot's forehead, thou wouldst not blush.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
O that thou wouldst rend the heavens, and wouldst come down: the mountains would melt away at thy presence.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
Nay, I quarrel not with the lodging; I only complain of the board—and now wouldst thou know my story.
The Battle of Hexham;|George Colman
Wouldst thou that I should divide my kingdom, and have this unrest off my mind?
The Sagas of Olaf Tryggvason and of Harald The Tyrant (Harald Haardraade)|Snorri Sturluson

If thou wert an honest woman, thou wouldst not have left thy husband and children, and run about the country like a fugitive.
Fox's Book of Martyrs|John Foxe

British Dictionary definitions for wouldst

wouldst

/ (wʊdst) /

verb

archaic, or dialect (used with the pronoun thou or its relative equivalent) a singular form of the past tense of will 1

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