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forgive pt. forgave, pp. forgiven †give, grant; remit, pardon. OE. str. vb. forġefan; see FOR-1 (1) and GIVE; corr. to Du. vergeven, OHG. fargeban (G. vergeben), ON. fyrirgefa forgive, Goth. fragiban grant.
So forgiveness OE. forġief(e)nes, rarely -ġiefennes.

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