- Yive
- Yive Yive, v. t. & i. To give. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Yive
Look at other dictionaries:
yive — yive, ȝive obs. ff. give, if … Useful english dictionary
ȝive — yive, ȝive obs. ff. give, if … Useful english dictionary
RaceCar Séries 2009 — Résultats de la saison 2009 de la RaceCar Séries (Saison en cours) : Classement Pilotes Classement au championnat Pilote Catégorie Nogaro … Wikipédia en Français
Manyu (department) — Manyu Department Department location in Cameroon Country … Wikipedia
give — [c]/gɪv / (say giv) verb (gave, given, giving) –verb (t) 1. to deliver freely; bestow; hand over: to give someone a present. 2. to deliver to another in exchange for something; pay. 3. to pass over to: give me that book, please. 4. to grant… …
ask a silly question and you get a silly answer — With allusion to PROVERBS xxvi. 5 (AV) Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit. c 1300 South English Legendary (EETS) 494 Ffor sothe thou axest as a fol, and swich ansuere me schul the yive. 1484 CAXTON Aesop… … Proverbs new dictionary
it is better to give than to receive — The AV form is also used (see quot. 2001): ACTS xx. 35 It is more blessed to give, than to receive. c 1390 GOWER Confessio Amantis v. 7725 Betre is to yive than to take. c 1527 T. BERTHELET tr. Erasmus’ Sayings of Wise Men B2 It is better to gyue … Proverbs new dictionary
