Comme onne, and see Gyff mie strynge anlace maie bewryen whatte I bee.
I have mie parte of drierie dole and peyne; Itte brasteth from mee atte the holtred eyne; Ynne tydes of teares mie swarthynge spryte wyll drayne, Gyff drerie dole ys thyne, tys twa tymes myne.
And thys I faifullie[126] wylle stonde to all, Gyff yonderr straungerr falleth to the grounde.
And this decret thar wit amang thaim fand; 630 Gyff Wallace wald apon him tak the croun, To gyff battaill thai suld be redy boun.
This charge he gaiff, gyff men thaim warnyng maid, 775 To cum till him with outyn mor abaid: And so thai did, quhen tithingis was thaim brocht.
I sall bryng ten, and, for thi nowmer ma, 525 ‘I gyff no force thocht thow be freynd or fa.
Tak we hym quyk, I sall him hyng on hycht; “And gud lordschip I sall gyffthe hereft “In this ilk land, that thi brothir has left.
Als I preswme, gyff harm be ordand me, “Thai ar Scottis men at suld the wyrkaris be.
Wald ye off gold gyff him this rewmys rent, “Fra honour he will nocht turn his entent.
Tak tent and her off our cummyng agayne; “Gyff our the houss, send me the keyis in playn.
Towart that steid full sadly Wallace wrocht, Be ony wyss assailye gyff he mocht, Bargane till haiff and he mycht get thaim out.
And he war fals, to enemyss he wald ga; Gyff he war trew, the Sothroun wald him sla.
The King betaucht hym in that steid 610 The endentur, the seile to se, The askyt, gyff it enselyt he?
And gyff that ony man thaim by 205 Had ony thing that wes worthy, As hors, or hund, or othir thing, That plesand war to thar liking, With rycht or wrang it have wald thai.
Bot gyff he had assayit it, Than all perquer he suld it wyt; And suld think fredome mar to prys, Than all the gold in warld that is.
Kildrummy is set on Fire] Nane had thai done all that sesoune, 105 Gyff na had beyn thair fals tresoune.
A noble hart may haiff nane es, Na ellys nocht that may him ples, 230 Gyff fredome failyhe: for fre liking Is yharnyt our all othir thing.
Off thaim I thynk this buk to ma: Now God gyff grace that I may swa Tret it, and bryng it till endyng, 35 That I say nocht bot suthfast thing!
Thar wyffis wald thai oft forly, And thar dochtrys dispitusly: 200 And gyff ony thar-at war wrath, Thai watyt hym wele with gret scaith; For thai suld fynd sone enchesone To put hym to destructione.
Thar wyffis wuld thai oft forly, And thar dochtrys dispitusly: And gyff ony of thaim thair at war wrath, Thai watyt hym wele with gret scaith; For thai suld fynd sone enchesone To put hym to destructione.
And gyff ony wald them withsay; Thai suld swa do, that thai suld tyne Othir land or lyff, or leyff in pyne.
And gyff that ony man thaim by Had ony thing that wes worthy, As horss, or hund, or othir thing, That war pleasand to thar liking; With rycht or wrang it wald have thai.
He grantyt him, at his prayer to preiff, To cum agayn, gyff God wald geiff him leiff.
Thomas rathely vpe he rase, And he rane ouer [th]at mountayne hye; Gyff it be als the storye sayes, He hir mette at Eldone tree.
All four of the complete versions speak of an older story: 'gyff it be als the storye sayes,' v.
I woll praye yow to se hym and them in suerte of ther lyffys, what so ever shold fall of the lyfflode; how be it I wold not that my brother and servaunts shold gyff upp the place not for a m^lli.
Radle thoghte that the seyde Scarlett wolde be gladde to gyff yow a noble or a riall ffor a sadell to amends, so that ye wolde sease and stoppe the bylle, whyche ye entende to putt into the corte ageyn hys Master Hastyngs.
Also ye shall gyff credence to the brynger of thys letter, and I beseke yow to reward hym to hys costs; for I was not in power at the makyng of thys letter to gyff hym, but as I wass put in trest by favar of strange pepyll, &c.
God gyff grace that she brynge auctoryte when she comythe thys next terme to common ther in and conclude, and so I prey yow advyse hyr.
I tolde my seyde Lady that I feeryd that my power sholde natt be ther aftre to gyff so large a plesyr, for at that tyme I was in hope that the Bysshop of Wynchester sholde have payd it, thoghe it hadde drawen a Cli.
His purpos was till haue send it to Rom, Our fadyr off kyrk tharon to gyff his dom.
A noble calf may haiff nane ess, Na ellys nocht that may him pless, Gyff fredome failyhe: for fre liking Is yharnyt our all othir thing.
Bot gyff he had assayit it, Than all perquer he suld it wyt; And suld think fredome mar to pryss, Than all the gold in warld that is.
And gyff that ony man thaim by Had ony thing that wes worthy, As horss or hund or othir thing That war plesand to thar liking, With rycht or wrang it have wald thai.
Bot gyff he had assayit it, Than all perquer he suld it wyt; And suld think fredome mar to prise Than all the gold in warld that is.
A noble hart may haiff nane ese, Na ellys nocht that may him plese, Gyff fredome fail; for fre liking Is yarnyt our all othir thing.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "gyff" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
