forȝiven
Middle English
/fɔrˈjivən/
verb
Definitions
- to forgive
Etymology
Inherited from Old English forġiefan (forgive, give up, provide, bestow) inherited from Proto-Germanic *fragebaną (forgive, give, give up, release, grant, give away) prefix from Middle English ȝiven.
Origin
Middle English
ȝiven
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- per- Latin
- *fragebaną Proto-Germanic
- forgiefan Old English
- forgiefendlic Old English
- forġiefan Old English
- ġiefan Old English
- foryiven Middle English
- ȝiven Middle English
- fyrirgefa Old Norse
- fargeban Old High German
- firgeban Old High German
- 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- *fargevan Old Dutch
- fargevan Old Saxon
- urieva Old Frisian