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> What's "schuleth" then? . . . This is a form of "shall, should" but in this context it has its old meaning, now lost, of "owe" I would not say it is lost. W

> What's "schuleth" then? . . . This is a form of "shall, should" but in this context it has its old meaning, now lost, of "owe" I would not say it is lost. What else does "you should" mean but "you owe"? You can exchange "You should..." for "You ought to..." (ought is a past tense of owe).

stevula 6y ago
While the sense evolution from owing to obligation is clear, it would definitely sound weird now to say “you should a tribute”.
- sgrove 6y ago
  Funnily, if you read your sentence aloud, it sounds perfectly reasonable: "You should attribute..."