gifan, st. v., _to give_: inf. giofan, 2973; pret. sg. nallas beágas geaf Denum, 1720; he me [mâðmas] geaf, 2147; and similarly, 2174, 2432, 2624, etc.; pret. pl. geâfon (hyne) on gârsecg, 49; pret. part. þâ wäs Hrôðgâre here-spêd gyfen, 64; þâ wäs gylden hilt gamelum rince ... on hand gyfen, 1679; syððan ærest wearð gyfen ... geongum cempan (_given in marriage_), 1949. â-gifan, _to give, to impart_: inf. andsware ... âgifan, _to give an answer_, 355; pret. sg. sôna him se frôda fäder Ôhtheres ... ondslyht âgeaf (_gave him a counter-blow_), (_hand-blow_?), 2930. for-gyfan, _to give, to grant_: pret. sg. him þäs lîf-freá ... worold-âre forgeaf, 17; þäm tô hâm forgeaf Hrêðel Geáta ângan dôhtor (_gave in marriage_), 374; similarly, 2998; he me lond forgeaf, _granted me land_, 2493; similarly, 697, 1021, 2607, 2617; mägen-ræs forgeaf hilde-bille, _he gave with his battle-sword a mighty blow_, i.e. he struck with full force, 1520. of-gifan, (_to give up_), _to leave_: inf. þät se mæra maga Ecgþeówes grund-wong þone ofgyfan wolde (_was fated to leave the earth-plain_), 2589; pret. sg. þâs worold ofgeaf gromheort guma, 1682; similarly, gumdreám ofgeaf, 2470; Dena land ofgeaf, 1905; pret. pl. näs ofgeâfon hwate Scyldingas, _left the promontory_, 1601; þät þâ hildlatan holt ofgêfan, _that the cowards left the wood_ (into which they had fled), 2847; sg. pret. for pl. þâra þe þis [lîf] ofgeaf, 2252. gifeðe, adj., _given, granted_: Gûðfremmendra swylcum gifeðe bið þät..., _to such a warrior is it granted that_..., 299; similarly, 2682; swâ me gifeðe wäs, 2492; þær me gifeðe swâ ænig yrfeweard äfter wurde, _if an heir_, (living) _after me, had been given me_, 2731.--Neut. as subst.: wäs þät gifeðe tô swîð, þe þone [þeóden] þyder ontyhte, _the fate was too harsh that has drawn hither the king_, 3086; gyfeðe, 555, 820.--Comp. un-gifeðe. gif-heal, st. f., _hall in which fiefs were bestowed, throne-hall_: acc. sg. ymb þâ gifhealle, 839. gif-sceat, st. m., _gift of value_: acc. pl. gif-sceattas, 378. gif-stôl, st. m., _seat from which fiefs are granted, throne_: nom. sg., 2328; acc. sg., 168. gift, st. f., _gift, present_: in comp. feoh-gift. gifu, geofu, st. f., _gift, present, grant; fief_: nom. sg. gifu, 1885 acc. sg. gimfäste gife þe him god sealde, _the great gift that God had granted him_ (i.e. the enormous strength), 1272; ginfästan gife þe him god sealde, 2183; dat. pl. (as instr.) geofum, 1959; gen. pl. gifa, 1931; geofena, 1174.--Comp.: mâððum-, sinc-gifu. gigant, st. m., _giant_: nom. pl. gigantas, 113; gen. pl. giganta, 1563, 1691. gild, gyld, st. n., _reparation_: in comp. wiðer-gyld(?).