prithee
Americaninterjection
interjection
Etymology
Origin of prithee
First recorded in 1570–80; by shortening and alteration of (I) pray thee
Example Sentences
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I prithee, choose the tender side of wit.
From Slate • May 28, 2014
He taught himself a kind of English by comparing Russian and English versions of Shakespearean plays and practiced on unamused trolley conductors: "Holla, sirrah, wouldst prithee halt!"
From Time Magazine Archive
But prithee, love, leave me a moment; I expect some Egyptian rarities.
From Three Hours after Marriage by Arbuthnot, John
Just now let us, I prithee, leave Siegfried's wounds alone," The Lord of Bern, Sir Dietrich, replied in earnest tone, "As long as lives Dame Kriemhild there's fear of mortal ill.
From The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition by Unknown
"Nay, good mother," I cried, and threw my arms round her waist, "prithee let me sit up to-night; I can lie abed all to-morrow."
From The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine by Rameur, E.
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