different between gave vs yaf

English

Etymology

From Middle English gaf, yaf, ?af, from Old English ?æf, ?eaf.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) enPR: g?v, IPA^(key): /?e?v/
• Rhymes: -e?v

Verb

gave

1. simple past tense of give
   • c. 1471, An English Chronicle, 1377-1461:

     there the erl of Dunbar becam his manne, and the kyng yaf him the Counte of Richemunde.

   • 1591, William Shakespeare, King Henry VI, part 1:

     I gaue thee Life, and rescu'd thee from Death.

   • 1815, Jane Austen, Emma:

     The superior degree of confidence towards Harriet, which this one article marked, gave her severe pain.

   • 2011, Bob Woffinden, The Guardian, 31 Jul 2011:

     With the Oxford canal at the bottom of his garden, regular canoeing excursions gave him enormous pleasure.

2. (colloquial, nonstandard) past participle of give

See also

• given

Anagrams

• EVGA, Vega, vega

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German g?be, Proto-Germanic *g?b? (“gift, giving”), cognate with German Gabe. Late Old Norse gáfa and Swedish gåva are probably also from Low German. It has replaced a similar word with a different shape: Danish gæv (“feed”), from Old Norse gj?f (“gift”), from Proto-Germanic *geb?, cognate with Gothic ???????????????? (giba). Both words are derived from the verb *geban? (“to give”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [???æ???], [???æ??]
• Rhymes: -a?v?

Noun

gave c (singular definite gaven, plural indefinite gaver)

1. gift, present
2. gift (a talent or natural ability)

Inflection

Derived terms

• julegave

References

• “gave” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??a?v?/
• Hyphenation: ga?ve
• Rhymes: -a?v?

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch gave, from Old Dutch g?va, from Proto-Germanic *g?b?, ablaut variant of *geb?.

Noun

gave f (plural gaven or gaves, diminutive gavetje n or gaafje n)

1. A gift, donation, present
2. A gift, talent

Synonyms

• (donation): geschenk, gift
• (talent): talent

Related terms

• geven, gift, gif
• morgengave
• doorgave, opgave, overgave, toegave, uitgave, weergave

Verb

gave

1. (archaic) singular past subjunctive of geven

Etymology 2

Adjective

gave

1. Inflected form of gaaf

French

Verb

gave

1. first-person singular present indicative of gaver
2. third-person singular present indicative of gaver
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of gaver
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of gaver
5. second-person singular imperative of gaver

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

gave f or m (definite singular gava or gaven, indefinite plural gaver, definite plural gavene)

1. a present or gift (something given to someone, e.g. for Christmas or a birthday)
2. a gift (a talent or natural ability)

Synonyms

• presang (sense 1 above)

Derived terms

• bryllupsgave
• gavekort
• julegave

See also

• gåve (Nynorsk)

References

• “gave” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Middle English

Verb

yaf

1. gave
   • Chaucer

     He yaf hym yiftes preciouse and deere.