shalt
an old form of “shall”, used with “thou”
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,861 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 5,759 times across 175,112 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
modal verb
- an old form of “shall”, used with “thou”
shalt in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Come, my lord attends you; thou shalt go to bed to my lord.
The White Devil · John Webster · Chapter 1
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Come, follow me, and thou shalt have my guard To see it done, and bring thee safe again.
Edward the Second · Christopher Marlowe · Chapter 1
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Speeding Saturn cannot halt; Linger,--thou shalt rue the fault: If Love his moment overstay, Hatred's swift repulsions play.
Poems Household Edition · Ralph Waldo Emerson · Chapter 1
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Thy biddings haue beene done, & euerie houre Most Noble Caesar, shalt thou haue report How 'tis abroad.
Antony and Cleopatra · William Shakespeare · Chapter 2
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But I will not have her, O my son! and thou, Ruark, my son, neither shalt thou have her.
The Shaving of Shagpat · George Meredith · Chapter 1