Meaning

noun the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length

verb cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

verb be the cause or source of

originMiddle English given, from merger of Old English giefan (“to give”) and Old Norse gefa (“to give”), from Proto-Germanic *gebaną (“to give”). Displaced yive, from Middle English yiven, of the same origin, from influence of Old Norse gefa.

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