thig

恳求, 乞讨

词形变化

thigged thigging thigs 三单 thigs thigging 现在分词 thigged 过去式 thigged 过去分词

别名

theg

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To solicit or receive, usually by begging; ask as alms.

    苏格兰 及物
  2. 2.

    To beg, borrow; cadge.

    苏格兰 及物/不及物
  3. 3.

    To profit by or live on the gifts of others.

    苏格兰 不及物 废旧
  4. 4.

    To take alms.

    苏格兰 不及物 废旧
  5. 5.

    To beseech; supplicate; implore.

    苏格兰 废旧 及物
  6. 6.

    To crave; seek (a favour).

    苏格兰 及物/不及物

词源

From Middle English thiggen, from Old English þiċġan (“to take, receive, accept; ingest; eat or drink, consume, partake of”), from Proto-West Germanic *þiggjan, from Proto-Germanic *þigjaną (“to accept, receive, beg”), from Proto-Indo-European *tek- (“to receive”). Cognate with Middle High German digen (“to beg, implore, beseech”), German digen (“to beg, beseech, take, get”), Swedish tigga (“to beg, mooch”), Icelandic þiggja (“to get, receive, accept”).

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