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shallest

shallest is the alternative form of shalst.

Meaning of shalst

Verb

shalst

  1. (hypercorrect, often, rare) Synonym of shalt.
    • Thou shallest be an hour without diuiſibility: and if an houre, a yeare: if ſo, an age: and if an age, then for euer, for al eternity.1644, Kenelm Digby, Two Treatiſes, in the One of Which, The Natvre of Bodies; in the Other, The Natvre of Mans Sovle; is Looked Into […] , Paris: Gilles Blaizot, The Concluſion, page 463
    Synonyms:
    shalt

Questions about shallest

What is shallest the alternative form of?
Shallest is the alternative form of shalst.

Words near shallest in the dictionary

  1. shall's
  2. shall've
  3. shall-issue
  4. Shallal
  5. Shallals
  6. shallest
  7. shalli
  8. shalln't
  9. shallna
  10. shallnae
  11. shallon

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