- forgiefan
- to give
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forgiefan — sv/t5 3rd pres forgiefeð past forgeaf/forgéafon ptp forgiefen to give, grant, allow; forgive, overlook; give up, leave off; give in marriage … Old to modern English dictionary
to give — forgiefan, sellan … English to the Old English
Forgave — Forgive For*give , v. t. [imp. {Forgave}; p. p. {Forgiven}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Forgiving}] [OE. forgiven, foryiven, foryeven, AS. forgiefan, forgifan; perh. for + giefan, gifan to give; cf. D. vergeven, G. vergeben, Icel. fyrirgefa, Sw. f?rgifva,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Forgive — For*give , v. t. [imp. {Forgave}; p. p. {Forgiven}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Forgiving}] [OE. forgiven, foryiven, foryeven, AS. forgiefan, forgifan; perh. for + giefan, gifan to give; cf. D. vergeven, G. vergeben, Icel. fyrirgefa, Sw. f?rgifva, Goth.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Forgiven — Forgive For*give , v. t. [imp. {Forgave}; p. p. {Forgiven}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Forgiving}] [OE. forgiven, foryiven, foryeven, AS. forgiefan, forgifan; perh. for + giefan, gifan to give; cf. D. vergeven, G. vergeben, Icel. fyrirgefa, Sw. f?rgifva,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Forgiving — Forgive For*give , v. t. [imp. {Forgave}; p. p. {Forgiven}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Forgiving}] [OE. forgiven, foryiven, foryeven, AS. forgiefan, forgifan; perh. for + giefan, gifan to give; cf. D. vergeven, G. vergeben, Icel. fyrirgefa, Sw. f?rgifva,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
forgive — forgivable, adj. forgiver, n. /feuhr giv /, v., forgave, forgiven, forgiving. v.t. 1. to grant pardon for or remission of (an offense, debt, etc.); absolve. 2. to give up all claim on account of; remit (a debt, obligation, etc.) … Universalium
sige — m ( es/ as) sinking, setting (of the sun) [sígan] m ( es/ as) victory, success, triumph; 1. success in war; sige forgiefan to grant victory; sige niman, onfón to gain victory, to obtain the victory; sige onsendan to make victorious; 2. success in … Old to modern English dictionary
forgive — (v.) O.E. forgiefan give, grant, allow; forgive, also to give up and to give in marriage; from for completely + giefan give (see GIVE (Cf. give)). The modern sense of to give up desire or power to punish is from use of the compound as a Germanic… … Etymology dictionary
forgive — verb (past forgave; past participle forgiven) stop feeling angry or resentful towards (someone) for an offence or mistake. ↘excuse (an offence or mistake). Derivatives forgivable adjective forgivably adverb forgiver noun forgiving adjective … English new terms dictionary
