gie

See also: giê, ġie, giẻ, and gi'e

Middle English

Pronoun

gie

  1. (chiefly Northern dialectal) Alternative form of ye

References

Romansch

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

Etymology

From Latin sic.

Adverb

gie

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

Scots

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle English given, geven, gifen, 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.”

Derived terms

Southern Sami

Pronoun

gie

  1. (interrogative) who
  2. (relative) who, that, which

Inflection

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Further reading
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