English

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Etymology

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give us a

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gissa

  1. (UK, slang, nonstandard, in imperative utterances) Give us a; give me a.
    • 1952, Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, Shirley Brooks, Sir Francis Cowley Burnand, Sir Owen Seaman, Punch:
      This bloke comes up to his mate, and says "Ere," 'e says, 'gissa fag, tosh,' 'e says.
    • 2002, Anabel Donald, Be nice:
      (Pacing up and down in front of the protesting ICKLES, threateningly.) C'mon, Emma, gissa hand here.
    • 2007, Carolyn McCrae, Walking Alone:
      "An' you're gorgeous, here, gissa kiss."

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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Related to the verb gjeta

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Verb

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gissa (present tense gissar, past tense gissa, past participle gissa, passive infinitive gissast, present participle gissande, imperative gissa/giss)

  1. to guess

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Swedish

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  • gißa (obsolete typography)

Etymology

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From Old Norse *gitsa, *getsa.

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Verb

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gissa (present gissar, preterite gissade, supine gissat, imperative gissa)

  1. to guess (to reach an unqualified conclusion)

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