Meaning of 給う in Japanese

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Definition of 給う

たまう(tamau) 【 給う ·賜う 】

給賜 Kanji Details

  1. (v5u) to receive
  2. to grant; to bestow; to award

    我々に生命を与えた神は我々に同時に自由を与え給うた。
    The God who gave us life, gave us liberty at the same time.

  3. semi-polite or endearing auxiliary verb indicating reception by the speaker (suffixed to the -masu stem of another verb)

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