English Explanatory Dictionary

yive

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To give.

Pronunciation

[jɪv]

Word forms

yive yives yiving yave yiven

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʰebʰ- Proto-Germanic *gebaną Proto-West Germanic *geban Old English ġiefan Middle English yiven English yive Inherited from Middle English yiven, from Old English ġiefan, from Proto-West Germanic *geban, from Proto-Germanic *gebaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰebʰ-. Doublet of give, from Old Norse.

Related words

yift
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