shalt

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/ʃælt/

A form of shall — Used before a verb to indicate the simple future tense in the first person singular or plural.

Similar
shallestshalst
OriginMiddle English schalt ← Old English sċealt ← Proto-West Germanic *skalt →
Less commonScrabble 8
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Meanings

verb
  1. archaicindicativepresentsecond personsingularsecond-person singular simple present indicative of shall

    Thou shalt not kill.

    Synonyms: shallest, shalst

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
shalst

Origin

  1. Proto-West Germanic*skalt
  2. Old Englishsċealt
  3. Middle Englishschalt
  4. Englishshalt

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with shalt

gestalt
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Anagrams

Stahlsthal
Cite this entry
APA

shalt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shalt

MLA

“shalt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shalt. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shalt,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shalt.

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