thanksgive

Verb

thanksgive (third-person singular simple present thanksgives, present participle thanksgiving, simple past thanksgave, past participle thanksgiven)

1. (obsolete, rare) To give or dedicate as a token of thanks.
   • As he took down book after book, and as I remarked on his rich collection, he shewed me Thomas Hearne's solemn prayer of thanksgiving for having "unexpectedly met with three old MSS. yesterday." But Southey evidently thanksgives for more than his old books; he is so happy in his family, so...1848, [author not stated], “Extracts from the Portfolio of a Man of the World”, in The Gentleman's Magazine, page 157
   • SPIRIT OF THE YEARS:
     Something of difference animates your quiring,
     O half-convinced Compassionates and fond,
     From chords consistent with our spectacle!
     You almost charm my long philosophy
     Out of my strong-built thought, and bear me back
     To when I thanksgave thus.... Ay, start not, Shades;
     In the...1903, Thomas Hardy, The Dynasts