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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XII).
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(Ȝefe,) Yeif, v. (Var. of Gefe v. to give.) tr. —a1500 Lanc. 922.
I … besekith yow that ȝhe Wold … mak the ransone wich that I may yeif
