dild
English
Etymology
By assimilation. The phrase God yield you means "may God reward you".
Verb
dild
- (archaic) third-person singular present subjunctive of yield, only used in God dild you, a polite expression of thanks.
- c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, The Tragicall Historie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke: […] (Second Quarto), London: […] I[ames] R[oberts] for N[icholas] L[ing] […], published 1604, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene v], signature [K4], recto, lines 41-42:
- King. How doe you pretty Lady?
Oph[elia]. Well good dild you, […]