Shalt

//ʃælt// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    second-person singular simple present indicative of shall archaic, form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular

    "Thou shalt not kill."

Synonyms

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shallestshalst

Example

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"I am the Flying Spaghetti Monster. Thou shalt have no other monsters before Me. (Afterwards is OK; just use protection.) The only Monster who deserves capitalization is Me! Other monsters are false monsters, undeserving of capitalization."

Etymology

From Middle English schalt, from Old English sċealt, from Proto-West Germanic *skalt. Compare wilt.

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