giefan

== Old English == === Alternative forms === ġifan — West Saxon ġyfan — Late West Saxon ġefan, ġeofan, ġiofan — Anglian, Kentish === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *geban, from Proto-Germanic *gebaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰebʰ-. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈji͜y.fɑn/, [ˈji͜y.vɑn] === Verb === ġiefan (Early West Saxon) to give The Legend of St. Andrew in Verse c. 1011, Byrhtferth, Manual, line 125 ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== āġiefan forġiefan ġeġiefan ġiefa ofġiefan ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: yiven, ȝeven, ȝiven, yevenEnglish: yive, yeveYola: yie, ye, yive ⇒ Middle English: given, gifen, gevenEnglish: giveEnglish: (West Yorkshire) gie, gi'Scots: gie, geve, gewe, gif, gyf, gefeYola: gee (influenced by Old Norse gefa)