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  • conjunction
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Grammar
gif, gief, gyf, gib; conj. with indic. or subj.
If, though, whether
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  • For ðý me þyncþ betre gif iów swǽ þyncþ

    therefore it seems to me better, if it seems so to you,

    • Past. pref
      • ;
    • Swt. 7, 6
      • .

  • Gif hie brecaþ his gebodscipe

    if they break his commandment,

    • Cd. 22
      • ;
    • Th. 28, 3
      • ;
    • Gen. 434
      • .

  • Gif ic ǽnegum þegne þeóden-mádmas forgeáfe

    if to any follower I gave princely treasures,

    • 22
      • ;
    • Th. 26, 19
      • ;
    • Gen. 409
      • .

  • Gif ðú him wuht hearmes gesprǽce he forgifþ hit ðeáh

    though thou didst speak to him aught of harm yet will he forgive it,

    • 30
      • ;
    • Th. 41, 23
      • ;
    • Gen. 661
      • .

  • Frægn gif him wǽre niht getǽse

    asked whether the night had been pleasant to him,

    • Beo. Th. 2643
      • ;
    • B. 1319
      • .

  • Ðú wást gif hit is swá we secgan hýrdon

    thou knowest if it is as we heard say,

    • 550
      • ;
    • B. 272
      • .
Etymology
[
Laym. ȝif:
Orm. ȝiff:
Piers P. Chauc. ȝif, if:
O. Frs. jef.
]
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Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “gif.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/17015.

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