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Well - I think "gift" is short for "giving a gift". So it's new, I never used it. I presume that I can't GIVE you an eBook that I've read, I'm finished with it, and now you can have it. I can buy it new and GIVE it to you but I've never owned it.
And "give" is just transferring possession of something to someone else - giving him the salt for example. Give her a grade on her paper.
While it used to bug me, I think the verb "to gift" does have a specific meaning.
And "regift" - well that's a different thing altogether. But it still implies I got the item new as a gift, and I've never used it, and I am giving away as a gift. Not just "here, this sweater doesn't fit me, you have it."
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