gie

[ gee ]

/ gi /

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verb (used with or without object), gied, gied or gien

[geen], /gin/, gie·ing.Chiefly Scot.

give.

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Words nearby gie

Gide, Gideon, Gideon Bible, Gideons International, gidgee, gie, Gielgud, gier-eagle, Gierek, Gieseking, Giessen

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How to use gie in a sentence

We received messages from Europe that it's time to gie Iran a military threat.
Closer to Settlers Than Reality|Orly Halpern|May 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Woman—Thou beest a sound sleeper—Wake up, and see to thy bairn, and I will gie thee both a good breakfast.
The World Before Them|Susanna Moodie
We've left the school the day, Mr. Walker, an' Mysie an' me want to ken if ye can gie us a job on the pitheid?
The Underworld|James C. Welsh
"Gie's my socks," he ordered grumpily, flinging Robert's socks into the far corner of the kitchen.
The Underworld|James C. Welsh

I'm saying—my lads—will ye gie ower this weary warrk a wee whilee and sheer a wheen sheep to me?
It Is Never Too Late to Mend|Charles Reade
"Gie her her will, or she'll burst," quo' the man when his wife kamed his head with the three-legged stool.
The Proverbs of Scotland|Alexander Hislop

British Dictionary definitions for gie

gie

/ (ɡiː) /

verb

a Scot word for give

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