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forgiver

noun

Etymology

From forgive + -er.

  1. inherited from *fragebaną✻ — “to give away; give up; release; forgive”
  2. inherited from *frageban✻
  3. inherited from forġiefan — “to forgive, to give”
  4. inherited from foryiven
  5. suffixed as forgiver — “forgive + er”

Definitions

  1. A person who forgives.

    • Take second best, put me to the test. / Things off your chest you’d need to confess. / I will deliver, you know I’m a forgiver.

  2. The fortieth sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA