thig

English

verb
Definitions
  • (obsolete) To beseech; supplicate; implore.
  • (obsolete) To solicit, usually by begging; ask as alms; beg.
  • (obsolete) To make supplication.
  • (obsolete) To profit by or live on the gifts of others.
  • (obsolete) To take alms.
  • (obsolete) To crave; seek (a favour).

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English thiggen (receive) inherited from Old English þiċġan (partake of, receive, consume, take, eat drink, ingest, accept) inherited from Proto-Germanic *þigjaną (receive, accept, beg) derived from Proto-Indo-European *tek- (receive, gain control over, gain power over, obtain, weave, attain, take by the hand, make, reach out the hand, build), *tek- (receive, gain control over, gain power over, obtain, weave, attain, take by the hand, make, reach out the hand, build).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*tek-

Gloss

receive, gain control over, gain power over, obtain, weave, attain, take by the hand, make, reach out the hand, build

Concept
Semantic Field

Clothing and grooming

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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