What does give an eye-tooth mean?

give an eye-tooth

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.02 in modern English

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"How his frown Hath scatter'd them like leaves! they fly from him As nimbly as their bodies had no more weight Than their petitions. I would give an eye-tooth, To read but three lines."

gives an eye-tooth (present, singular) giving an eye-tooth (participle, present) gave an eye-tooth (past) given an eye-tooth (participle, past)

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