Alternation (due to give) of Middle English foryiven, forȝiven, from Old English forġiefan, from Proto-Germanic *fragebaną, equivalent to for- + give (etymologically for- + yive). Cognate with Scots forgeve, forgif, forgie, West Frisian ferjaan, Dutch vergeven, German vergeben, Icelandic fyrirgefa.
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