guift

English

Noun

guift (plural guifts)

1. Obsolete form of gift.
   • c. 1606–1607 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Anthonie and Cleopatra”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene v], page 348, column 2:

     And I will boot thee with what guift beſide / Thy modeſtie can begge.