Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shannot

/ˈʃænɑt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: shan-not
IPA: /ˈʃænɑt/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Contraction of shall + not.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"Beau. If e’re extremities did kill, we both / Shall die this very minute. Gra. You sha’not go."
"Assure your self, though you have married her, you shall not long enjoy your happiness; you sha’not Sir."
"And thou, dread God of Love, try every Dart. / You shannot stir."
"But though I languish for my Liberty, / I wou’d not buy it at the Christian Price / Of black Ingratitude: they shannot say, / That we deserv’d our Fortune by our Crimes."
"“Shame or no shame,” said George, “she shall live.” ¶ “She shannot, she shannot!” screamed the old man."
"‘Well, I’m baan to wrostle wi’ Him, an’ if He flings me aw shannot ax yo’ to pick me up, noather.’"

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.

Origin

Source language: Middle English
First known use: first attested in the 16th century

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈʃænɑt/

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

sha'not (alternative)

Synonyms

shan't

Rhymes With

not got lot a lot water lot shot hot not so hot cannot white-hot red-hot spot

Questions

How do you pronounce shannot?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʃænɑt/.
What does shannot mean?: Contraction of shall + not.
Where does shannot come from?: It is traced to Middle English. First known use: first attested in the 16th century.

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