English Explanatory Dictionary

shannot

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. Contraction of shall + not.

Pronunciation

/ˈʃænɑt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-shannot.wav

Word forms

shannot sha'not

Etymology

Contraction of shall + not, first attested in the 16th century but likely inherited from Late Middle English. Displaced by shan't in most dialects of English after the early modern period. Parallel to cannot and obsolete or dialectal wonnot, hannot, donnot.

Synonyms

shan't
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