"hwæt gif" meaning in Old English

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Adverb

IPA: /xwæt jif/, [ʍæt jif] Forms: hwæt ġif [canonical]
Head templates: {{ang-adv|head=hwæt ġif}} hwæt ġif
  1. what if
    Sense id: en-hwæt_gif-ang-adv-mmDpxQL4 Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "english": "...What if I bide till morning?",
          "text": "late 10th century, Ælfric, \"Saint Basilius, Bishop\"\n...hwæt gif ic bide merigenes?",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "Yes lord, and what if I find someone like that? What kind of reward should I promise them?",
          "text": "The Legend of St. Andrew\nĠēa hlāford, and hwæt ġif iċ swelcne mann ġemēte? Hwelċe mēde sċeal iċ him behātan?",
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