giefu

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Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *gebu, from Proto-Germanic *gebō. Cognates include Old Frisian jeve, Old Saxon geva, Old High German geba, Old Norse gjǫf, and Gothic 𐌲𐌹𐌱𐌰 (giba).

Pronunciation

Noun

ġiefu f

(Early West Saxon)

  1. present, gift
  2. (theology) grace

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative ġiefu ġiefa, ġiefe
accusative ġiefe ġiefa, ġiefe
genitive ġiefe ġiefa, ġiefena
dative ġiefe ġiefum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: gife, ȝyfe, ȝef, ȝif, yeve