forgiefan
Old English
verb
Definitions
- to give
- to forgive (+dative a person) (+accusative for something)
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *fragebaną (forgive, give, give up, release, grant, give away) prefix from Old English ġiefan (give).
Origin
Old English
ġiefan
Gloss
give
Concept
Semantic Field
Possession
Ontological Category
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- per- Latin
- Vergebung German
- geben German
- vergeben German
- vergeblich German
- vergeeflijk Dutch, Flemish
- vergeefs Dutch, Flemish
- vergeven Dutch, Flemish
- vergeving Dutch, Flemish
- vergiffenis Dutch, Flemish
- *fragebaną Proto-Germanic
- *gebaną Proto-Germanic
- agiefan Old English
- forġiefan Old English
- gifol Old English
- ofgiefan Old English
- ġiefan Old English
- yeven Middle English
- yiven Middle English
- ȝiven Middle English
- fyrirgefa Old Norse
- fyrirgefa Icelandic
- gēven Middle Dutch
- vergeven Middle Dutch
- vergēven Middle Dutch
- fargeban Old High German
- firgeban Old High German
- vergewe Afrikaans
- vergeben Middle High German
- 𐌲𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌹𐍆𐍄𐍃 Gothic
- *geban gmw-pro
- *fargevan Old Dutch
- fargevan Old Saxon
- gevan Old Saxon
- urieva Old Frisian