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Webster 1913 Edition


Gif

Gif

,
c
onj.
[AS. See
If
.]
If.
[Obs.]
Gif is the old form of if, and frequently occurs in the earlier English writers. See
If
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Gif

GIF

,
Verb.
T.
The old but true spelling of if.

Definition 2024


Gif

Gif

See also: gif and GIF

Luxembourgish

Gif

Noun

Gif m (plural Giwen)

  1. gudgeon (Gobio gobio)

gif

gif

See also: GIF and Gif

English

Noun

gif (plural gifs)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of GIF

Anagrams


Afrikaans

Etymology 1

Noun

gif (plural giwwe or gifte, diminutive giffie)

  1. poison; a poisonous substance
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

gif (plural gifte)

  1. gift; present
Synonyms
  • geskenk

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɪf

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch gift, earlier also gicht. From Old Dutch *gift, from Proto-Germanic *giftiz. The word gift derives from the same source and the words were not formally distinguished until early modern Dutch.

Noun

gif n (plural giffen, diminutive gifje n)

  1. poison, venom, toxin
Synonyms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

gif m (plural giffen, diminutive gifje n)

  1. (computing) GIF (image format)

Gothic

Romanization

gif

  1. Romanization of 𐌲𐌹𐍆

Old English

Pronunciation

Conjunction

ġif

  1. if, whether

Descendants

  • English: if

Spanish

Noun

gif m (plural gifs)

  1. GIF

Swedish

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -iːv

Verb

gif

  1. imperative of gifva.