gifu
- noun [ feminine ]
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Wæs gifu Hróþgáres oft geæhted
the gift of Hrothgar was often prized,
- Beo. Th. 3773 ;
- B. 1884 .
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Ðám he geaf micle gife freódómes
to these he gave the great gift of freedom,
- Bt. 41, 2 ;
- Fox 246, 1 .
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Ðæt hie ælmihtiges gife ánforléten
that they the Almighty's gift might lose,
- Cd. 32 ;
- Th. 43, 19 ;
- Gen. 693 .
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Ic ðam mago-rince míne sylle godcunde gife
I will give to the youth my divine grace,
- 106 ;
- Th. 140, 17 ;
- Gen. 2329 .
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We onféngon gife for gife
we have received grace for grace,
- Jn. Bos. 1, 16 .
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Heó gefylled wæs wísdómes gife
she was filled with the gift of wisdom,
- Elen. Kmbl. 2285 ;
- El. 1144 .
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Ðá him wæstmas brohte geár-torhte gife gréne folde
when to him the verdant earth should bring fruits, yearly-bright gifts,
- Cd. 76 ;
- Th. 94, 13 ;
- Gen. 1561 .
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Sáulum on heofonum selest weorþlíca gifa
to souls in heaven thou wilt give worthy gifts,
- Bt. Met. Fox 20, 453 ;
- Met. 20, 227 .
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Næs hió to gnéþ gifa
she was not too sparing of gifts,
- Beo. Th. 3864 ;
- B. 1930 .
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Neorxna wang stód gifena gefylled
paradise stood filled with gifts,
- Cd. 11 ;
- Th. 13, 28 ;
- Gen. 209 :
- Exon. 41 b ;
- Th. 138, 18 ;
- Gú. 578 .
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Ðín mód trymeþ godcundum gifum
strengtheneth thy mind with divine gifts,
- Cd. 135 ;
- Th. 170, 8 ;
- Gen. 2810 .
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Brýdlíce gife
nuptialis dos,
- Hpt. Gl. 511 .
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Hláfordes gifu
impost due to the Lord,
- L. Eth. 3, 3 ;
- Th. i. 292, 16 :
- L. C. S. 82 ;
- Th. i. 422, 1 :
- L. N. P. L. 67 ;
- Th. ii. 302, 7
- See Thorpe's Glossary .
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To gifes
gratis,
- Hpt. Gl. 478 .
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Gá hire út to gife bútan feó.
let her go out free without money,
- Ex. 21, 11 :
- Num. 11, 5 .
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To gife
gratis,
- Gen. 29, 15 .
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Gifum
gratis,
- Ps. Spl. T. 34, 8 .
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RUNE [Gifu] gumena byþ gleng and herenys
a gift is the honour and praise of men,
- Runic. pm. 7 ;
- Kmbl. 340, 23 ;
- Hick. Thes. i. 135 .
Bosworth, Joseph. “gifu.” 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/17044.
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