gißa

Swedish

Verb

gißa (present gißar, preterite gißade, supine gißat, imperative gißa)

1. obsolete typography of gissa (“guess”)
   • 1740, Carl Gyllenborg, Svenska Sprätthöken, page 4:

     Skulle det ock wara några af hwilcka J gode Herrar kunde berömma Er, så kan man wäl gißa af hwad slag de äro.

     Should there be any of whom ye good Sirs could commend, one may well guess what manner they are.