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mercier
mercier
Old French
Alternative forms
- mercir
Etymology
Verb
mercier
- (transitive) to thank
- circa 1155, Wace, Le Roman de Brut:
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Et lor dex en ont merciés.
- And they thanked their gods for it.
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Et lor dex en ont merciés.
- circa 1170, Marie de France, Eliduc
- De sun bienfait le mercia
- He thanked him for his good work
- De sun bienfait le mercia
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Descendants
- French: remercier