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Pronunciation

 * see

Etymology 1
From, from earlier , from , earlier also. From, from.

Noun

 * 1) poison; a poisonous substance

Etymology 2
From, from , earlier also. From, from. Same etymology as above, but the two variants gradually acquired different meanings in modern Dutch.

Noun

 * 1) gift; present

Etymology 1
From, earlier also. From, from , from.

The word derives from the same source, and the words were not formally distinguished until early modern Dutch.

Noun

 * 1) poison, venom, toxin

Noun

 * 1)  GIF image format

Etymology
From, , from with anomalous apocope. The expected form is attested once as in the early 7th-century Law of Æthelberht, if not simply a scribal error.

Conjunction

 * 1) if
 * 2) * late 10th century, Ælfric, "Saint George, Martyr"
 * "ang"

- ...ac hi ge-eacniacð heora wita, gif hi ær ende ne cyrrað.

Noun

 * 1) GIF