verb General Slang

gie

GEE · verb · informal

To give

0

Definitions

1

To give; 'gie's' means give me/us.

“Gie us a haun wi' this box.”
by community
0

gie In A Sentence

Gie us a haun wi' this box.

Origin & Usage

Scots form of 'give', from Old English 'giefan'.

People Also Ask

What does gie mean?

It's the Scots word for 'give'.

What does 'gie's' mean?

It's a contraction of 'gie us', meaning 'give me' or 'give us', as in 'Gie's a haun' (give me a hand).

Where does gie come from?

It's the Scots form of 'give', from Old English 'giefan'.

Comments 0