Shouldst

//ʃʊdst// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

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

    "Doth it ſeem good to thee that thou ſhouldſt calumniate me, and oppreſs me, the work of thy own hands, and help the counſel of the wicked?"

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"Why silent? Thou shouldst not be silent."

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