And because ane auld sely pure plowman, callit Grey Meill, chancit to say that 'nathing ailit the King yet, God be thankit' the deuell gaif him a gret blaw.
To let Freir Johne Scott vant [want] na thing for his bukis and pensioun: at command quhairof I gaif him xxiij lib.
And first thay began to gif terrouris to the Duke; affirmyng, that he wald he repute as ane of the Congregatioun, gif he gaif his presence to the sermondis.
The King commendit mekyl this punition, and gaif the Abbacy of Melros to Johne Fogo, for he was principall convikar of this Paule.
And Turnus tho als hoyt as any fyre Thys figur dyd invaid, and tharat he In gret dispyte a quhirrand dart leyt fle: Bot this ilk schaddo, as sum deill addred, 25 Turnyt abowt, and gaif the bak and fled.
I wait the story of Jherom is to ȝou kend, Quhou he was dung and best intill hys sleip, For he to gentilis bukis gaif sik keip.
This beand said, the cowpe with the rich wyne Apon the burd scho blyssit, and eftir syne With hir lyp first tharof tuke bot a taist, And, carpand blythly, gaif it Bythyus in haist.
The thryd gyft syne, Eneas gaif in deyd Twa gret caldronys of bras forgyt hoyt; Twa syluer choppis schapyn lyke a boyt, Punsyt ful weil, and with fyguris ingrave: And thus thar gyftis gottyn al thai haue.
Quho gaif him authoritie to mak convocatioun of my leigis?
Doeg, in murthering the Preastis, gaif obedience to ane just authoritie?
At that word the Secretoure quhisperrit hir in the ear, and sche him agane, and with that gaif him ane letter.
Thairto aggreyit the whole Assemblie, andgaif commissioun to certene Bretherin to signify the myndis of the Assemblie to the Lordis; quhilk wes done that same day efter noon.
Quhairupone the saidis Lordis gaif answer to the Frenche Ambassadour, a negatyve to everie ane of his petitiouns.
Baith Blatok Mur was his and Huntyntoun; Till erle Patrik thai gaiffull gret gardoun.
The man thar to gret credens gaif he nocht: 335 Towart the burd he bowned as he war teyne.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "gaif" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
