Gifian

Old English Dictionary Entry

Gifian

Old English Dictionary Entry

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1 gifian

p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed To bestow gifts :-- Se cyng him cynelíce gifode the king bestowed gifts upon him royally, Chr. 994; Erl. 133, 32. Hió ðá gifede mycele þinc ðam biscope she gave great gifts to the bishop, H. R. 17, 12. gifian

Runic Inscription

ᚷᛁᚠᛁᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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