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Danish
Noun
giftes c
- indefinite genitive plural of gift
Swedish
Noun
giftes
- indefinite genitive singular of gifte
Verb
giftes
- inflection of gifta:
- past passive indicative
- present passive
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Etymology
From Middle English gift, from Old English ġift.
Pronunciation
Noun
giftes
- gifts
1867, CONGRATULATORY ADDRESS IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 114, lines 23-24:proo'th, y'at wee alane needeth ye giftes o'generale rights, az be displayte bie ee factes o'thie goveremente.- proves that we alone stood in need of the enjoyment of common privileges, as is demonstrated by the results of your government.
References
- Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 114