forgiefan

== Old English == === Alternative forms === forġeofan — Non-West Saxon forġifan — West Saxon forġyfan — Late West Saxon === Etymology === From Proto-Germanic *fragebaną, corresponding to for- +‎ ġiefan. Cognate with Old Saxon fargevan, Middle Dutch vergeven (Dutch vergeven), Old High German fargeban (German vergeben), Old Norse fyrgefa (Icelandic fyrirgefa), Gothic 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌽 (fragiban). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /forˈji͜y.fɑn/, [forˈji͜y.vɑn] === Verb === forġiefan (Early West Saxon) to give (+dative a person) (+accusative for something) late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Saint Augustine's Soliloquies late 10th century, Ælfric, "Saint Maur, Abbot" to forgive (+dative a person) (+accusative for something) c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Matthew 6:9-13 ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== forġiefnes (“forgiveness”) ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: foryiven, foryeven, foryive, forȝive, forȝiven, forgiven (influenced by given) ⇒ Middle English: forgiven (influenced by given) English: forgive Scots: forgie, firgee, forgae