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bethank

verb

Etymology

From be- + thank. Compare Dutch bedanken (“to thank”), German bedanken (“to thank”).

  1. derived from *teng-✻ — “to perceive; to think”
  2. inherited from *þankaz✻ — “gratitude; expression of gratitude, thanks; mind, thought; remembrance”
  3. inherited from þanc
  4. inherited from thank — “gratitude; expression of gratitude, thanks; attractiveness; commendation, praise; God’s grace; goodwill; merit, reward; mind, thought”
  5. prefixed as bethank — “be + thank”

Definitions

  1. To bestow thanks upon

    To bestow thanks upon; to thank.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA