gift

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English [edit]

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Etymology [edit]

From Old Norse gipt, cognate with Old English ġift.

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Noun [edit]

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

  1. (transitive) To give (as a gift) to.
  2. (transitive) To give away, to concede easily.
    • 2011 September 28, Jon Smith, “Valencia 1 - 1 Chelsea”, BBC Sport:
      Chelsea threw away two points when substitute Salomon Kalou gifted Valencia a penalty five minutes from time with a needless handball.

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Danish [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /ɡift/, [ɡ̊ifd̥]

Etymology 1 [edit]

From German Gift (poison). Similar to the archaic gift (gift), a verbal noun to give (to give).

Noun [edit]

gift c (singular definite giften, plural indefinite gifte)

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

Originally the past participle of gifte (marry).

Adjective [edit]

gift (neuter gift, definite and plural gifte)

  1. married
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Verb [edit]

gift

  1. imperative of gifte
  2. past participle of gifte

Dutch [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Middle Dutch ghift, earlier also gicht which was restored by analogy with geven. From Old Dutch *gift, from Proto-Germanic *giftiz. The words gif and vergif, both meaning "poison", derive from the same source and were not formally distinguished until early modern Dutch.

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gift f (plural giften, diminutive giftje)

  1. donation; something given (away) voluntarily.
  2. (dated) poison

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Faroese [edit]

Noun [edit]

gift f (genitive singular giftar, uncountable)

  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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Noun [edit]

gift f, m (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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Old English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Proto-Germanic *giftiz. Cognate with Old Frisian jeft, Old Saxon sundargift ‘privilege’ (lit. 'extra gift'), Dutch gift, Old High German gift (German Gift), Old Norse gipt (> English gift), Gothic 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌹𐍆𐍄𐍃.

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ġift f (nominative plural ġifta or ġiftu)

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

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gift n

  1. poison; venom ; virus; toxin

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gift (not comparable)

  1. married
    ett gift par
    a married couple
    Han är gift sedan tre år.
    He's been married for three years.

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gift

  1. imperative of gifta.
  2. past participle of gifta.
  3. supine of gifta.