transitive. To give thanks to; to express gratitude or obligation to. (Originally intransitive with dative: see 2a. By 1200 the dative was treated as…

transitive. To thank. Only in passive subjunctive. Obsolete.

transitive. To thank (frequently with of and specification of the thing eliciting thanks). Also: to reward (with something).

To give thanks to. Obsolete. rare.

transitive. To thank (a person); to express gratitude to.

transitive. To thank, give thanks to.

To be grateful or show gratitude for; also, to express gratitude to (a benefactor) for; to thank. Obsolete.

transitive. To thank.

To give thanks to, be grateful to. Obsolete.

transitive. To express gratitude to (a person); to thank. rare.

to give thanks (†thank,†to do thank(s), to express gratitude; spec. = ‘to give thanks to God’; now esp. of saying grace at a meal. archaic.