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, tell them that 'tis for one that is my friend; let them not think 'tis for me.
From The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages by Reade, Charles
My lord king, prithee do not press us.
From A Maid at King Alfred?s Court by Madison, Lucy Foster
Sir John, the night is black and long, The hissing wind is bleak, The hard, green ice is strong as death:— I prithee, Captain, speak!
From The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, November 1, 1851 by Various
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