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Mayest vs Maiest - What's the difference?

mayest | maiest |

As verbs the difference between mayest and maiest

is that mayest is archaic second-person singular of may lang=en while maiest is archaic second-person singular of may.

mayest

English

Alternative forms

* (l)

Verb

(head)
  • , Acts 24:8, Commanding his accusers to come unto thee: by examining of whom thyself mayest take knowledge of all these things, whereof we accuse him.

    maiest

    English

    Alternative forms

    * maist

    Verb

    (head)
  • (may)
  • * {{quote-book, year=1600, author=Anonymous, chapter=The Maydes Metamorphosis, title=Old English Plays, Vol. I citation
  • , passage=What though thy habit differ from thy kinde, Thou maiest retain thy wonted loving minde. '' }}

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