单词 | to give thanks |
释义 | > as lemmasto give thanks (†thank, †to do thank(s) P6. to give thanks (†thank, †to do thank(s), to express gratitude; spec. = ‘to give thanks to God’; now esp. of saying grace at a meal. archaic. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > gratitude > give thanks [verb (intransitive)] thankc950 to give thanks (thank, to do thank(s)1477 render1484 say1490 surrender1542 to return thanks?1570 the mind > emotion > gratitude > thank [verb (transitive)] thankc1200 grace?c1225 mercyc1390 yieldc1440 remercy1477 regracy1483 gratulatea1592 bethank1593 gratify1601 aggrate1633 to give thanks (thank, to do thank(s)1765 971 Blickl. Hom. 39 Don we..Drihtne þancas þe us þa wæstmas sealde. 971 Blickl. Hom. 191 Þanc ic do, Crist þu goda hyrde. 971 Blickl. Hom. 217 He..Ælmihtigum Gode þære gife þanc sæg de. 1477 Earl Rivers tr. Dictes or Sayengis Philosophhres (Caxton) (1877) lf. 1 To gyue therfore synguler louynges & thankes. 1526 Bible (Tyndale) Matt. xxvi. f. xxxviij Iesus toke breed, and gave thankes, brake it, and gave it to his disciples. a1616 W. Shakespeare Taming of Shrew (1623) iv. i. 145 Will you giue thankes, sweete Kate, or else shall I? View more context for this quotation 1765 T. Hutchinson Hist. Colony Massachusets-Bay, 1628–91 (ed. 2) 262 The general court..gave them thanks for their good services. 1808–18 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. at Grace-drink After the giving of thanks at the end of a meal. 1831 W. Scott Count Robert ix, in Tales of my Landlord 4th Ser. I. 280 All gave me fair thanks for the knightly manner of quitting myself towards them, except one. < as lemmas |
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