gie
Americanverb (used with or without object)
verb
Example Sentences
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“O wad some Pow’r the giftie gie us/ To see oursels as others see us!”
From Slate • May 15, 2015
Oh wad some power the giftie gie us.
From Time Magazine Archive
Last week in Carne gie Hall he played Beethoven's Sonata No. 18 in E flat with the same lithe rhythms and robust tone that brought him fame in the first place.
From Time Magazine Archive
But would ye no gie us a loan o’ your hob to heat our wee tin o’ beans before we go?”
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
“If yeh dress et for us, Oi’ll gie ye four jots,” I said, knowing it to be a generous price.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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