Give

Morpheme

Give

Type

free base

Denotation

bestow, deliver to another, allot, grant, commit, devote, entrust

Etymology

Middle English given, gifen, geven, yeven; merger of (1) Old English giefan, gifan, gefan, gyfan and (2) Old Norse gefa, gifa, givæ

Evidence

forgive, give, giveaway, given, giver, gives, misgiving, thanksgiving

See Also

Gave, Gift