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[edit] English

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From Old Norse gipt, cognate with Old English ġift.

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Singular
gift

Plural
gifts

gift (plural gifts)

  1. Something given to another voluntarily, without charge.
  2. A talent or natural ability.
  3. Something gained incidentally, without effort.

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Infinitive
to gift

Third person singular
gifts

Simple past
gifted

Past participle
gifted

Present participle
gifting

to gift (third-person singular simple present gifts, present participle gifting, simple past and past participle gifted)

  1. (transitive) To give (as a gift) to.

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[edit] Danish

[edit] Etymology 1

From German Gift (poison). Similar to Old Danish gift ("gift"), a verbal noun to give (give).

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  • IPA: /gift/, [ɡ̊ifd̥]

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gift c. (singular definite giften, plural indefinite gifte)

  1. poison (substance harmful to a living organism)
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[edit] Etymology 2

Past participle of gifte (marry).

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  • IPA: /gift/, [ɡ̊ifd̥]

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gift

  1. married

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gift

  1. Imperative of gifte.
  2. Past participle of gifte.

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gift m.

  1. donation; something given (away) voluntarily.

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gift f.

  1. poison

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f2s Singular
Indefinite Definite
Nominative gift giftin
Accusative gift giftina
Dative gift giftini
Genitive giftar giftarinnar

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gift

  1. married, female form of giftur
    • Ert gift?
      Are you (f.) married?

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giftur a5
Singular (eintal) m. (kallkyn) f. (kvennkyn) n. (hvørkikyn)
Nominative (hvørfall) giftur gift gift
Accusative (hvønnfall) giftan gifta
Dative (hvørjumfall) giftum giftari giftum
Genitive (hvørsfall) (gifts) (giftar/
giftrar)
(gifts)
Plural (fleirtal) m. (kallkyn) f. (kvennkyn) n. (hvørkikyn)
Nominative (hvørfall) giftir giftar gift
Accusative (hvønnfall) giftar
Dative (hvørjumfall) giftum
Genitive (hvørsfall) (gifta/
giftra)

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gift m. and f. (definite singular gifta/giften; indefinite plural gifter; definite plural giftene)

  1. poison (substance harmful to a living organism)

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gift

  1. married

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[edit] Old English

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From Germanic. Cognate with Old Frisian jeft, Old Saxon sundargift ‘privilege’ (Dutch gift), Old High German gift (German Gift), Old Norse gipt (> English gift), Gothic 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌹𐍆𐍄𐍃.

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ġift f. (plural ġifta or ġiftu)

  1. payment for a wife
  2. (in plural) a wedding

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gift

Inflection for gift Singular Plural
neuter Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Base form gift giftet gifter gifterna
Possessive form gifts giftets gifters gifternas


  1. poison, venom, toxin

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gift

Inflections of
gift
Indefinite
singular
Common gift
Neuter gift
Definite
singular
Masc. gifte
All gifta
Plural gifta
  1. married
    ett gift par
    a married couple
    Han är gift sedan tre år.
    He's married since three years.