賜る

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 賜る, read たまわる, is a formal godan verb whose direction depends on the honorific relationship between giver and receiver.
• Basic usage: It can humbly present the speaker as receiving from a superior or honorifically describe a high-ranking person bestowing something.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Track the direction
  • In 先生から…賜り, the speaker receives the words. In 王が騎士に…賜った, the king bestows the sword on the knight.
• Formal register
  • The verb is more formal and honorific than ordinary giving and receiving verbs. Check the subject together with から and に.