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prithee
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Prithee \Prith"ee\, interj. A corruption of pray thee; as, I prithee; generally used without I. --Shak. What was that scream for, I prithee? --L'Estrange. Prithee, tell me, Dimple-chin. --E. C. Stedman.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Prithee is an archaic English interjection formed from a corruption of the phrase pray thee ([I] ask you [to]), which was initially an exclamation of contempt used to indicate a subject's triviality. The earliest recorded appearance of the word prithee ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1570s, altered from phrase (I) pray thee (14c.; see pray ).
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
alt. (context archaic English) Short for "I pray thee", i.e. please. interj. (context archaic English) Short for "I pray thee", i.e. please.
Usage examples of prithee.
Gerald and thou are still jealous of each other,--a great sin in thee, Morton, which I prithee to reform.
Come, little sister, lead me to the Great Hall, prithee, lest discovery prohibit completion of this enterprise.
So now I prithee trust so much in thy luck as to come with me to Utterbol.
No, no, prithee let me alone to tell the Ladies--my Parts--can you convey a Letter upon Occasion, or deliver a Message with an Air of Business, Ha!
Ay, prithee consider, for thou shalt find me very much at thy Service.
But, O beloved Earthbloom soft a-shine Upon the universal Jessamine, Prithee, abuse me not, Prithee, refuse me not, Yield, yield the heartsome honey love to me Hid in thy nectary!
Quite unaware of what thou dost contain, I prithee, comfort thy sweet self again, My last delight!
Do, prithee, dear Allworthy, come and dine with me at the Hercules Pillars: I have bespoke a shoulder of mutton roasted, and a spare-rib of pork, and a fowl and egg-sauce.
Prithee, sir, what can you tell us of any tidings you bring from your famous master?