"gif" meaning in Old English

See gif in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Conjunction

IPA: /jif/ Forms: ġif [canonical]
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *jabē, *jabu, from Proto-Germanic *jabai (“when, if”) with anomalous apocope. The expected form is attested once as ġyfe in the early 7th-century Law of Æthelberht, if not simply a scribal error. Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*jabē}} Proto-West Germanic *jabē, {{m|gmw-pro|*jabu}} *jabu, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*jabai||when, if}} Proto-Germanic *jabai (“when, if”), {{m|ang|ġyfe}} ġyfe Head templates: {{head|ang|conjunction|head=ġif}} ġif
  1. if Synonyms: gyf, gyfe Derived forms: ēalā ġif, hwæt ġif
    Sense id: en-gif-ang-conj-k19oMZ1P Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header

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