shall.html - v.aux. (3rd sing. present shall; archaic 2nd sing. present shalt as below; past should) (foll. by infin. without to, or absol.; present and past only in use)
1 (in the 1st person) expressing the future tense (I shall return soon) or (with shall stressed) emphatic intention (I shall have a party).
2 (in the 2nd and 3rd persons) expressing a strong assertion or command rather than a wish (cf. WILL(1)) (you shall not catch me again; they shall go to the party).

For the other persons in senses 1, 2 see WILL(1) ).
3 expressing a command or duty (thou shalt not steal; they shall obey).
4 (in 2nd-person questions) expressing an enquiry, esp. to avoid the form of a request (cf. WILL(1)) (shall you go to France?).

shall I? do you want me to? [OE sceal f. Gmc]

shall.html - n.
an onion-like plant, Allium ascalonicum, with a cluster of small bulbs. [eschalot f. F eschalotte alt. of OF eschaloigne: see SCALLION]

shall.html - adj., n., & v. --adj.

1 of little depth.
2 superficial, trivial (a shallow mind).

--n.

(often in pl.) a shallow place.

--v.

intr. & tr. become or make shallow.

shallowly adv. shallowness n. [ME, prob. rel. to schald, OE sceald SHOAL(2)]

shall.html - n.
soft finely stratified rock that splits easily, consisting of consolidated mud or clay.

shale oil oil obtained from bituminous shale.

shaly adj. [prob. f. G Schale f. OE sc(e)alu rel. to ON sk

l (see SCALE(2) ))]

shall.html - v.aux. (3rd sing. present shall; archaic 2nd sing. present shalt as below; past should) (foll. by infin. without to, or absol.; present and past only in use)
1 (in the 1st person) expressing the future tense (I shall return soon) or (with shall stressed) emphatic intention (I shall have a party).
2 (in the 2nd and 3rd persons) expressing a strong assertion or command rather than a wish (cf. WILL(1)) (you shall not catch me again; they shall go to the party).

For the other persons in senses 1, 2 see WILL(1) ).
3 expressing a command or duty (thou shalt not steal; they shall obey).
4 (in 2nd-person questions) expressing an enquiry, esp. to avoid the form of a request (cf. WILL(1)) (shall you go to France?).

shall I? do you want me to? [OE sceal f. Gmc]

shall.html - n.
an onion-like plant, Allium ascalonicum, with a cluster of small bulbs. [eschalot f. F eschalotte alt. of OF eschaloigne: see SCALLION]