Gies

/ɡiːz/ verb

Definition

Scottish third-person singular present tense of 'gie,' meaning he/she/it gives.

Etymology

From Scottish 'gie' (give) with '-s' third-person singular present suffix, following Scots verb conjugation patterns.

Kelly Says

Scottish verb conjugation is fascinating because it kept patterns that standard English lost—you can actually see the grammatical evolution of English frozen in time in Scottish dialect.

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