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gift.

poison (substance harmful to a living organism)

4 characters1 syllables approx.Dansk language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɡift/[ɡ̊ifd̥]
  1. poison (substance harmful to a living organism)

    common-gender
  2. venom (poison carried by an animal)

    common-gender
Where this word comes from

From German Gift (“poison”). Similar to the archaic gift (“gift”), a verbal noun to give (“to give”).

adj/ɡift/[ɡ̊ifd̥]
  1. married

Where this word comes from

Originally the past participle of gifte (“marry”).

noun/ɡift/[ɡ̊ifd̥]
  1. a gift, present

    common-gender · obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Old Danish gift, from Old Norse gipt. Largely replaced by gave, from Middle Low German gave. The word still exists in some compound words, e.g. afgift.

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