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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1399-1660
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Forgeve, Forgif, v. Also: forgew, -gef(f, -geif; forgyf(f, -giff, -gyve, -give. P.t. forgave, -gawe, -gaf(f, -gaif. P.p. forgevin(e, -gevyn, -gewyne, -geving; forgyffine, -yne, -givin, -giwen. [Northern ME. forgeve, -give, -gif (a 1300), var. of forȝeve, -ȝefe, OE. forᵹiefan. See Geve v.] tr. To forgive (a person, act, or thing). Also absol.(a) 1456 Hay I. 30/33.
Fader, forgeve thir symple folk c1450 Craft of Deyng 8/253.
As he forgewys, he sall be forgewyne c1490 Irland Asl. MS. I. 57/3.
Men of gret curagis forgevis redely faltis 1527 Reg. Privy S. I. 568/1.
Our soverane Lord remittis and forgevis to George Home … the castell wardis [etc.] c1550 Lynd. Meldrum 579.
Hartlie I ȝow forgeue 1583 Reg. Privy C. III. 599.
He forgevis thame … of quhat degre sa evir thay be of(b) c1420 Wynt. vii. 37.
Off my mysdedys … Forgyve me 1567 Gude and Godlie Ballatis (1578) 11.
Forgiue our sinnis a1578 Pitsc. I. 36/29.
I forgiue all wrangis done to me 1596 Dalr. I. 194/18.
Except he forgyue al iniure 1618-60 Lithgow Poet. Rem. 172.
Thou wilt … my faults forgive [: beleeve](c) a1400 Legends of the Saints iii. 142.
Pray thi god to forgyff me this c1475 Acts of Schir William Wallace vii. 1061.
I forgiff yow all 1495 Acts Lords of Council 418/2.
[They] sall remitt and forgif the rancour of thair hartis to the said Johne Ramsay 1533 Gau 94/4.
We suld first forgiff thayme quhilk hes failȝet aganis vs 1569 Reg. Privy C. II. 10.
That ather … sall forgif … and forgett all maner of slauchteris [etc.](d) c1460 Thewis Wysmen 257.
Wysmen … forgeif glaidly matalent 1491 Lennox Mun. 143.
To remyt and forgeff rankour 1513 Doug. i. Prol. 472.
Forgeif me. … gif I thé offend 1560 Rolland Seven Sages 4293.
Thocht auld men anis forgeif 1567 Gude and Godlie Ballatis 66.
Quhill I leif, I thame forgeif(b) a1400 Legends of the Saints xxvi. 964.
He than gladly thame for gawe c1420 Wynt. viii. 6053.
The kyng his malancoly Forgawe(b) a1400 Legends of the Saints xxvi. 376.
He for-gef his matalent Til hyme 1490 Acts Lords of Council 127/2.
Our said souerane lordis faider … forgeff to him the tothir thre hundreth merkis a ȝere a1500 Buke of the Sevyne Sagis 1413.
Hartly he forgaf hir thare c1500-c1512 Dunb. ix. 149.
Forgif me, as Thow hir forgaif 1533 Gau 60/18.
Forgiff hime his dettis as i forgaff thé thyne 1572-5 Diurnal of Occurrents 339.
The said laird … foirgaif all men(c) a1400 Legends of the Saints iii. 152.
God forgevine had that ald 1456 Hay I. 120/36.
He suld forgeve him as he wald be forgevin c1460 Vertewis of the Mess 3959.
All weneall synnis sal be forgewyne thaim a1500 Buke of the Sevyne Sagis 1420.
Scho tald … How scho forgevin was sa lichtly 1535 Stewart 25106.
All injure forgevin and forȝet 1561 Carte Northberwic 80.
That it suld be all reddy forgeving by hym 1588 King Catechism 224.
To na man … his sinnes be forgiwen(b) a1400 Legends of the Saints xxxv. 175.
Giff God had forgyffine … hyr fellone syne 1491 Dunferm B. Rec. 33.
The comunite has forgiffyn the brosteris the falt of Yul c1552 Lynd. Mon. 4351.
One Prince … be quhame synnis ar forgyffin
