Thig

Origin

From Middle English thiggen, from Old English þicgan ("to take, receive, accept; ingest; eat or drink, consume, partake of"), from Proto-Germanic *þigjaną ("to accept, receive, beg"), from Proto-Indo-European *tek-, *teḱ- ("to receive"). Cognate with Middle High German digen ("to beg, implore, beseech"), Swedish tigga ("to beg, mooch"), Icelandic þiggja ("to get, receive, accept"), Welsh teg ("fair, beautiful, cute").

Full definition of thig

Verb

1. (transitive) To beseech; supplicate; implore.
2. (transitive) To solicit, usually by begging; ask as alms; beg.
3. (intransitive) To make supplication.
4. (intransitive) To profit by or live on the gifts of others.
5. (intransitive) To take alms.
6. (ambitransitive, Scotland) To crave; seek (a favour).

Derived terms

• thigger
• thigster