Archaic second-person singular past tense of 'do,' meaning 'you did.' Used in Early Modern English and biblical contexts.
From Middle English 'didest,' formed by adding the second-person singular ending '-st' to 'did.' This construction was standard in English from roughly 1200-1600 CE. The form disappeared from common usage as English grammar simplified and the distinction between informal 'thou' and formal 'you' was abandoned.
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