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sal

auxiliarytime

marks future action or obligation

Marks future action or obligation equivalent to English 'shall'/'will'; frequently appears contracted (e.g. 'I sal' = 'I shall'); negated to mean 'shall not'.

Example in use

“A sal gang ta da shop.”

Pronunciation

Say it like this

/SAHL/

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Origin & context

scotscurrentneutralalso: shall

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