All Wordsforgive

forgive

fəˈɡɪv

To pardon someone; to waive any negative feeling or desire for punishment.

give
"to give, present", in Old English (Germanic), Medieval Period, Britain
for-
"away, opposite, completely", in Old English (Germanic), Medieval Period, Britain

For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses

Matthew 6:14-15, KJV

Verily I say unto you, All sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme: But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation: Because they said, He hath an unclean spirit.

Mark 3:28-30, KJV

And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses. But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses.

Mark 11:25-26, KJV

Also I say unto you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God: But he that denieth me before men shall be denied before the angels of God. And whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but unto him that blasphemeth against the Holy Ghost it shall not be forgiven.

Luke 12:8-10, KJV

For the confessions of my past sins, which You have forgiven and covered, that You might bless me in You, changing my soul by Faith and Your Sacrament, when read and heard, stir up the heart, that it sleep not in despair and say "I cannot," but awake in the love of Your mercy and the sweetness of Your grace, whereby whoso is weak, is strong, when by it he became conscious of his own weakness.

Augustine, Confessions

Kneel not to me: The power that I have on you is, to spare you; The malice towards you to forgive you: live, And deal with others better.

Shakespeare, Cymbeline, Act 5, Scene 5

Historical

foryiven /foryiven/

Middle English, Britain

forgive /forgive/

Modern English, Britain

forgiefan /forgiefan/

Old English, Britain