Wouldst

2nd person singular past of will1 .
am (is, are, etc.) about or going to:
i will be there tomorrow. she will see you at dinner.
am (is, are, etc.) disposed or willing to:
people will do right.
am (is, are, etc.) expected or required to:
you will report to the princ-p-l at once.
may be expected or supposed to:
you will not have forgotten him. this will be right.
am (is, are, etc.) determined or sure to (used emphatically):
you would do it. people will talk.
am (is, are, etc.) accustomed to, or do usually or often:
you will often see her sitting there. he would write for hours at a time.
am (is, are, etc.) habitually disposed or inclined to:
boys will be boys. after dinner they would read aloud.
am (is, are, etc.) capable of; can:
this tree will live without water for three months.
am (is, are, etc.) going to: i will bid you “good night.”.
to wish; desire; like: go where you will.
ask, if you will, who the owner is.
the faculty of conscious and especially of deliberate action; the power of control the mind has over its own actions:
the freedom of the will.
power of choosing one’s own actions:
to have a strong or a weak will.
the act or process of using or -sserting one’s choice; volition:
my hands are obedient to my will.
wish or desire:
to submit against one’s will.
purpose or determination, often hearty or stubborn determination; willfulness:
to have the will to succeed.
the wish or purpose as carried out, or to be carried out:
to work one’s will.
disposition, whether good or ill, toward another.
law.

a legal declaration of a person’s wishes as to the disposition of his or her property or estate after death, usually written and signed by the testator and attested by witnesses.
the doc-ment containing such a declaration.

to decide, bring about, or attempt to effect or bring about by an act of the will:
he can walk if he wills it.
to purpose, determine on, or elect, by an act of will:
if he wills success, he can find it.
to give or dispose of (property) by a will or testament; bequeath or devise.
to influence by exerting control over someone’s impulses and actions:
she was willed to walk the tightrope by the hypnotist.
to exercise the will:
to will is not enough, one must do.
to decide or determine:
others debate, but the king wills.
at will,

at one’s discretion or pleasure; as one desires:
to wander at will through the countryside.
at one’s disposal or command.

historical examples

fiesco or, the genoese conspiracy friedrich schiller
the sea-hawk raphael sabatini
the substance of a dream f. w. bain
standish of standish jane g. austin
dictionary of quotations from ancient and modern, english and foreign sources james wood
romola george eliot
earl hubert’s daughter emily sarah holt
j-phet in search of a father frederick marryat
saronia richard short
wit and wisdom of don quixote miguel de cervantes saavedra

verb
(archaic or dialect) used with the pr-noun thou or its relative equivalent a singular form of the past tense of will1
verb (past) would takes an infinitive without to or an implied infinitive
esp with you, he, she, it, they, or a noun as subject. used as an auxiliary to make the future tense compare shall (sense 1)
used as an auxiliary to express resolution on the part of the speaker: i will buy that radio if it’s the last thing i do
used as an auxiliary to indicate willingness or desire: will you help me with this problem?
used as an auxiliary to express compulsion, as in commands: you will report your findings to me tomorrow
used as an auxiliary to express capacity or ability: this rope will support a load
used as an auxiliary to express probability or expectation on the part of the speaker: that will be jim telephoning
used as an auxiliary to express customary practice or inevitability: boys will be boys
(with the infinitive always implied) used as an auxiliary to express desire: usually in polite requests: stay if you will
what you will, whatever you like
(informal) will do, a declaration of willingness to do what is requested
noun
the faculty of conscious and deliberate choice of action; volition related adjectives voluntary volitive
the act or an instance of -sserting a choice

the declaration of a person’s wishes regarding the disposal of his or her property after death related adjective testamentary
a revocable instrument by which such wishes are expressed

anything decided upon or chosen, esp by a person in authority; desire; wish
determined intention: where there’s a will there’s a way
disposition or att-tude towards others: he bears you no ill will
at will, at one’s own desire, inclination, or choice
with a will, heartily; energetically
with the best will in the world, even with the best of intentions
verb (mainly transitive; often takes a clause as object or an infinitive)
(also intransitive) to exercise the faculty of volition in an attempt to accomplish (something): he willed his wife’s recovery from her illness
to give (property) by will to a person, society, etc: he willed his art collection to the nation
(also intransitive) to order or decree: the king wills that you shall die
to choose or prefer: wander where you will
to yearn for or desire: to will that one’s friends be happy
v.
n.
in addition to the idiom beginning with
will