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mayest

auxiliary verb

«mayest» in the English dictionary: Early Modern English — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Early Modern English

Meaning

May; be allowed to; might. tree →

Then and now

No longer used in ordinary speech; today we say "may" or "might" with "you". "Mayest" is the old form used with "thou".

Examples

And she said: 'What wilt thou give me, that thou mayest come in unto me?' (Torah GEN.38.16, JPS 1917) tree →
“And that thou mayest be cast out of another pack. (The Jungle Book) tree →
And the LORD God commanded the man, saying: 'Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat; (Torah GEN.2.16, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Today: may.

On Mova

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