verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   second-person singular simple past indicative of give archaic, form-of, indicative, past, second-person, singular

   "And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat."

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"And Adam said: The woman, whom thou gavest me to be my companion, gave me of the tree, and I did eat."

Etymology

gave + -est

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