thrice
UK [θɾ̪̊ɑɪs] · US [θɾ̪̊äɪs] adverb
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Etymology
From Middle English thrice, thries (“three times, thrice; a third time; repeated three times”), from earlier thrī, thrīe (“three times, thrice; a third time”) (from Old English þriwa, þreowa) + -es (suffix forming adverbs of time, place, and manner) (from Old English -es (suffix forming adverbs)). The word is cognate with Old Frisian thria ("thrice"; > Saterland Frisian träie (“thrice”)), Middle Low German drîes (“thrice”), Middle High German drīes, drīs (“thrice”).
Webster’s 1913
- adverb Three times. "Thrice in vain." Spenser.
- adverb In a threefold manner or degree; repeatedly; very.
Etymology [OE. thries; thrie thrice (AS. , ) + -s, the adverbal suffix. See Three, and -wards.]
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