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Webster 1913 Edition

Gift

Gift

,
Noun.
[OE.
gift
,
yift
,
yeft
, AS.
gift
, fr.
gifan
to give; akin to D. & G.
gift
, Icel.
gift
,
gipt
, Goth.
gifts
(in comp.). See
Give
,
Verb.
T.
]
1.
Anything given; anything voluntarily transferred by one person to another without compensation; a present; an offering.
Shall I receive by
gift
, what of my own, . . .
I can command ?
Milton.
2.
The act, right, or power of giving or bestowing;
as, the office is in the
gift
of the President
.
3.
A bribe; anything given to corrupt.
Neither take a
gift
, for a
gift
doth blind the eyes of the wise.
Deut. xvi. 19.
4.
Some exceptional inborn quality or characteristic; a striking or special talent or aptitude; power; faculty;
as, the
gift
of wit; a
gift
for speaking.
5.
(Law)
A voluntary transfer of real or personal property, without any consideration. It can be perfected only by deed, or in case of personal property, by an actual delivery of possession.
Bouvier.
Burrill.
Syn. – Present; donation; grant; largess; benefaction; boon; bounty; gratuity; endowment; talent; faculty.
–
Gift
,
Present
,
Donation
. These words, as here compared, denote something gratuitously imparted to another out of one’s property. A gift is something given whether by a superior or an inferior, and is usually designed for the relief or benefit of him who receives it. A present is ordinarly from an equal or inferior, and is always intended as a compliment or expression of kindness. Donation is a word of more dignity, denoting, properly, a gift of considerable value, and ordinarly a gift made either to some public institution, or to an individual on account of his services to the public; as, a donation to a hospital, a charitable society, or a minister.

Gift

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Gifted
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Gifting
.]
To endow with some power or faculty. See
gift
{4}.
He was
gifted
. . . with philosophical sagacity.
I. Taylor.

Webster 1828 Edition

Gift

GIFT

,
Noun.
[from give.] A present; any thing given or bestowed; any thing, the property of which is voluntarily transferred by one person to another without compensation; a donation. It is applicable to any thing movable or immovable.
1.
The act of giving or conferring.
2.
The right or power of giving or bestowing. The prince has the gift of many lucrative offices.
3.
An offering or oblation.
If thou bring thy gift to the altar. Matt.5.
4.
A reward.
Let thy gifts be to thyself. Dan.5.
5.
A bribe; any thing given to corrupt the judgment.
Neither take a gift; for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise. Deut.16.
6.
Power; faculty; some quality or endowment conferred by the author of our nature; as the gift of wit; the gift of ridicule.

GIFT

,
Verb.
T.
To endow with any power or faculty.

Definition 2024

Gift

Gift

See also: gift and GIFT

German

Noun

Gift n ‎(genitive Gifts or Giftes, plural Gifte)

  1. poison
    • 2010, Der Spiegel, issue 31/2010, page 49:
      Der Mann ist Toxikologe, ein Experte für Gift. Er arbeitet für ein Pharma-Unternehmen.
      The man is a toxicologist, an expert on poison. He works for a pharmaceutical business.

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Derived terms

References

  1. ↑ “Gift” in: Friedrich Kluge, “Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache” , 22. Auflage, 1989, bearbeitet von Elmar Seebold, ISBN 3-11-006800-1

gift

gift

See also: Gift and GIFT

English

Noun

gift ‎(plural gifts)

  1. Something given to another voluntarily, without charge.
  2. A talent or natural ability.
    She had a gift for playing the flute.‎
    • 1915, Emerson Hough, The Purchase Price, chapterI:
      “[…] it is not fair of you to bring against mankind double weapons ! Dangerous enough you are as woman alone, without bringing to your aid those gifts of mind suited to problems which men have been accustomed to arrogate to themselves.”
  3. Something gained incidentally, without effort.
  4. The act, right, or power of giving or bestowing.
    The office is in the gift of the President.‎

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Verb

gift ‎(third-person singular simple present gifts, present participle gifting, simple past and past participle gifted)

  1. (transitive) To give as a gift.
  2. (transitive) To give away, to concede easily.
    • 2011 September 28, Jon Smith, “Valencia 1 - 1 Chelsea”, in BBC Sport:
      Chelsea threw away two points when substitute Salomon Kalou gifted Valencia a penalty five minutes from time with a needless handball.

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Danish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡift/, [ɡ̊ifd̥]

Etymology 1

From German Gift ‎(“poison”). Similar to the archaic gift ‎(“gift”), a verbal noun to give ‎(“to give”).

Noun

gift c (singular definite giften, plural indefinite gifte)

  1. poison (substance harmful to a living organism)
Inflection
See also

Etymology 2

Originally the past participle of gifte ‎(“marry”).

Adjective

gift

  1. married
Inflection
Inflection of gift
Positive Comparative Superlative
Common singular gift — —2
Neuter singular gift — —2
Plural gifte — —2
Definite attributive1 gifte — —
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Non-lemma forms.

Verb

gift

  1. imperative of gifte
  2. past participle of gifte

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɪft

Etymology

From Middle Dutch gift, earlier also gicht which was restored by analogy with geven. From Old Dutch *gift, from Proto-Germanic *giftiz. The words gif and vergif, both meaning "poison", derive from the same source and were not formally distinguished until early modern Dutch.

Noun

gift f ‎(plural giften, diminutive giftje n)

  1. donation; something given (away) voluntarily.
  2. (dated) poison

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Related terms

Faroese

Noun

gift f (genitive singular giftar, uncountable)

  1. poison

Synonyms

Declension

Declension of gift (singular only)
f2s singular
indefinite definite
nominative gift giftin
accusative gift giftina
dative gift giftini
genitive giftar giftarinnar

Adjective

gift

  1. married, female form of giftur
    • Ert tú gift?
      Are you (f) married?

Declension

giftur a5
Singular (eintal) m (kallkyn) f (kvennkyn) n (hvørkikyn)
Nominative (hvørfall) giftur gift gift
Accusative (hvønnfall) giftan gifta
Dative (hvørjumfall) giftum giftari giftum
Genitive (hvørsfall) (gifts) (giftar/
giftrar)		 (gifts)
Plural (fleirtal) m (kallkyn) f (kvennkyn) n (hvørkikyn)
Nominative (hvørfall) giftir giftar gift
Accusative (hvønnfall) giftar
Dative (hvørjumfall) giftum
Genitive (hvørsfall) (gifta/
giftra)

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

gift f, m ‎(definite singular gifta or giften, indefinite plural gifter, definite plural giftene)

  1. poison (substance harmful to a living organism)

Related terms

Adjective

gift ‎(neuter singular gift, definite singular and plural gifte)

  1. married

Antonyms

Derived terms

Verb

gift

  1. imperative of gifte

References

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *giftiz. Cognate with Old Frisian jeft, Old Saxon sundargift ‘privilege’ (lit. 'special gift'), Dutch gift, Old High German gift (German Gift), Old Norse gipt (> English gift), Gothic 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌹𐍆𐍄𐍃 ‎(fragifts).

Pronunciation

Noun

ġift f ‎(nominative plural ġifta or ġiftu)

  1. payment for a wife
  2. (in the plural) a wedding

Swedish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

gift n

  1. poison; venom ; virus; toxin
    • 1968 Tove Jansson, Muminpappans memoarer, Holger Schildts Förlag (1991), ISBN 951-50-0388-1, page 126:
      Rådd-djuret gråter, sade Joxaren förebrående. Spöket har målat en dödskalle på kaffeburken och skrivit GIFT under och nu är Rådd-djuret utom sig och säger att har det inte gift sig förut så kommer det nu absolut aldrig att göra det!
      "The Muddler is crying," said the Joxter reproachfully. "The ghost has painted a skull and crossbones and the word POISON on the Muddler's coffee tin, and now the Muddler is beside himself and says that if it has not gotten married before it will absolutely never do it!"

Declension

Inflection of gift 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative gift giftet gifter gifterna
Genitive gifts giftets gifters gifternas

Etymology 2

From Old Norse gipta ‎(“give away in marriage”), from Proto-Germanic *giftiz.

Adjective

gift (not comparable)

  1. married
    ett gift par
    a married couple
    Han är gift sedan tre år.
    He's been married for three years.

Declension

Inflection of gift
Indefinite/attributive Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular gift — —
Neuter singular gift — —
Plural gifta — —
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 gifte — —
All gifta — —
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in an attributive role.

Verb

gift

  1. imperative of gifta.
  2. past participle of gifta.
  3. supine of gifta.

Etymology

From Old High German gift ‎(“gift, something given”), from Proto-Germanic *giftiz, which is a derivation of Proto-Germanic *gebaną ‎(“to give”). Related to English gift.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡɪft/

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