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á-gifan

  • verb [ strong ]
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Wright's OE grammar
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to give back what has been taken,
to restore
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  • Gif þú wed nime æt bínum nǽhstan, ágif (

    reddes

    ) him his reáf ǽr sunnan setlgange,
      Ex. 22, 26.
  • Hé háteþ þá eorþan eft ágifan ꝥ heó ǽr onféng,

      Bl. H. 21, 30.
  • Gode his dǽl ágeofan þe hit þé ǽrsealde,

      195, 21.
to render, pay what is due
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  • Ágyfað þám Cásere þá þing þe þæs Cáseres synt,

      Mt. 22, 21. ꝥ gé of
    f
  • Gé sceolon ágifan þæt ilce tigolgetel,

      Ex. 5, 18.
  • Wæstm ágifan and ágildan,

      Bl. H. 55, 6.
  • Circsceat mon sceal ágifan,

      Ll. Th. 1. 140, 12.
  • Gif hé hæbbe ealle on fóðre tó ágifanne, 9.
to give up, abandon
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  • Ic hine tó heora sylfra dóme ágeaf. Bl. H. 177, 25.
  • Se ágend þone banan ágefe,

      Ll. Th. i. 26, 9: 28, 5.
  • Hé hét þá sceáweras ágifan,

      Jos. 2, 3.
  • Ágifen

    destitutum

    ,
      Wrt. Voc. ii. 141, 33.
Etymology
[Goth. us-giban: O. Sax. a-geau: O. H. Ger. ar-geƀan reddere, retribuere.]
Similar entries
v. un-ágifen.
Linked entries
v.  on-gifan ǽ-gift.
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