prithee en · INTJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈpɹɪði/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Contraction of I + pray + thee.
Meanings
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(archaic) please; used to make a question or request more polite or more forceful.
But tell me, stranger, I prithee say, does my old master's heir Still breathe this vital air?
1781, Horace Walpole, The Mysterious Mother, Act 1 Scene 2:What tidings send our scouts? I prithee, speak.
1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The First Part of Henry the Sixt”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| prythee | alternative | lexicographic |
Translations (3)
ru прошу́ ((archaic) please) · la quaeso ((archaic) please) · ru пожа́луйста ((archaic) please)