Definition of "shouldst" [shouldst]

• Variant of shouldest. (auxiliary-verb)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Then shouldst thou have sung it only at that time, and not when it is yet day."
• "And why shouldst thou dream, not having had more than thy portion of flesh?"
• "Thou shouldst address me verily as Friar, I wot, or else I shall break thy pate forthwith with mine cudgel, after I have lustily eaten this pastry."