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Same phenomenon with “Sculon” (“to be obliged to do something”), with the verb “sceal” (“shall”), “sculon”, and “sceolde” (“should”, the dental preterite).
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Chuir me sceala siar aici go ceannoinn di bad mor 'Se an sceal a chuir si aniar agam go ndeanfadh leathbhad seoil.'
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VH Glossary of Legal Terms shall shal v. aux. pt. should ME schal, pl. schullen sceal, inf. sceolan, akin to Ger sollen inf.
Archive 2005-10-16 Randy Smith 2005
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VH Glossary of Legal Terms shall shal v. aux. pt. should ME schal, pl. schullen sceal, inf. sceolan, akin to Ger sollen inf.
Shall We Gather at the River? Randy Smith 2005
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Mest ealle men he ȝíueð drinche. óf ane deofles scenche. hé sceal hi {m} cunne sculde wél. ȝíf hé híne nele screnche.
Selections from early Middle English, 1130-1250 Part I: Texts Joseph Hall
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Þá ðe sculden heo {m} ne cunne. ich heo {m} wulle teche. ich kan beon ȝief ich sceal. lichame ⁊ sawle leche.
Selections from early Middle English, 1130-1250 Part I: Texts Joseph Hall
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[N] e sceal ðer beon ne bried ne wín. ne oðer cunnes éste. god ane sceal beo eche líf. ⁊ blisse. ⁊ éche reste.
Selections from early Middle English, 1130-1250 Part I: Texts Joseph Hall
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Þer is wéle ábute gane. ⁊ reste abuten swinche. þe mei ⁊ nele ðider cume. sare hit hi {m} sceal óf ðinche.
Selections from early Middle English, 1130-1250 Part I: Texts Joseph Hall
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[N] é sceal ðer beo fah ne græi. ne kuning ne ` er´míne. ne aquierne. ne martres cheole. ne beuer né sabelíne.
Selections from early Middle English, 1130-1250 Part I: Texts Joseph Hall
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[N] e sceal ðer beo sciet ne scrud. ne woruld wele nane. eal þe murhðe þe me us bi {} hat. al hít sceal beo god ane.
Selections from early Middle English, 1130-1250 Part I: Texts Joseph Hall
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