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Webster 1913 Edition


Gie

Gie

,
Verb.
T.
To guide. See
Gye
.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.

Gie

,
Verb.
T.
To give.
[Scot.]
Burns.

Webster 1828 Edition


Gie

GIE

, a contraction of guide. [Not in use.]

Definition 2024


gie

gie

See also: giê, ġie, giẻ, and gi'e

Romansch

Alternative forms

  • (Rumantsch Grischun, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) gea
  • (Sutsilvan, Surmiran) ea
  • (Puter, Vallader) schi

Adverb

gie

  1. (Sursilvan) yes (used to indicate agreement with a positive statement)

Related terms


Scots

Etymology

From Old Norse gefa.

Verb

gie (third-person singular present gies, present participle giein, past gied, past participle gied or gien)

  1. To give.
    Gie us a brak.
    • 1824, Sir Walter Scott, Wandering Willie's Tale (in Redgauntlet)
      “Here, Dougal,” said the laird, “gie Steenie a tass of brandy, till I count the siller and write the receipt.”