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Webster 1913 Edition

Thrice

Thrice

(thrīs)
,
adv.
[OE.
thries
;
thrie
thrice (AS.
þriga
,
þriwa
) +
-s
, the adverbal suffix. See
Three
, and
-wards
.]
1.
Three times.
“Thrice in vain.”
Spenser.
Verily I say unto thee. That this night, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me
thrice
.
Matt. xxvi. 34.
2.
In a threefold manner or degree; repeatedly; very.
Thrice
noble lord, let me entreat of you
To pardon me.
Shakespeare
Thrice
is he armed that hath his quarrel just.
Shakespeare
☞
Thrice
is often used, generally with an intensive force, to form compounds which are usually of obvious meaning; as, in
thrice
-blessed,
thrice
-favored,
thrice
-hallowed,
thrice
-happy,
thrice
-told, and the like.

Webster 1828 Edition

Thrice

THRICE

,
adv.
[from three; perhaps three, and L. vice.]
1.
Three times.
Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. Matt.26.
2.
Sometimes used by way of amplification; very.
Thrice noble Lord, let me entreat of you
To pardon me.

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