mightest

Archaic second-person could

Mightest is an archaic second-person singular past tense form of the verb "may," used with "thou" in Early Modern English.

It expressed possibility or permission: Thou mightest have warned me.

The form appears primarily in the King James Bible, Shakespeare, and other texts from the 16th and 17th centuries.

Modern English has collapsed all past tense forms of "may" into the single word "might."

archaic

thou

Archaic second-person pronoun

  • theeSecond-person object, antiquated
  • thyOld possessive pronoun
  • thineYours, archaically

hast · dost · shalt · wilt · art · ye · canst · wouldst · shouldst · couldst

biblical

omnipotent

Having boundless power

God · Psalms · prophetic · commandment · scripture · covenant · righteousness · salvation · glory · dominion

power

strength

Power to exert force

prowess · dominion · supremacy · authority · capability · fortitude · sovereignty · command · mastery · greatness

Opposites
temporal/stylistic register

mightestmight

Great physical strength

may · could · can

modal certainty

mightestmust

Obligatory requirement

shalt · cannot · shall · impossible · certainly

Family

might, mighty, almighty, mightiest, mightier, mightiness

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