- gamenian
- wv/t2 to pun, play, joke, game
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
gamenian
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Game — (g[=a]m), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Gamed} (g[=a]md); p. pr. & vb. n. {Gaming}.] [OE. gamen, game?en, to rejoice, AS. gamenian to play. See {Game}, n.] 1. To rejoice; to be pleased; often used, in Old English, impersonally with dative. [Obs.] [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gamed — Game Game (g[=a]m), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Gamed} (g[=a]md); p. pr. & vb. n. {Gaming}.] [OE. gamen, game?en, to rejoice, AS. gamenian to play. See {Game}, n.] 1. To rejoice; to be pleased; often used, in Old English, impersonally with dative.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gaming — Game Game (g[=a]m), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Gamed} (g[=a]md); p. pr. & vb. n. {Gaming}.] [OE. gamen, game?en, to rejoice, AS. gamenian to play. See {Game}, n.] 1. To rejoice; to be pleased; often used, in Old English, impersonally with dative.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gamble — gambler, n. /gam beuhl/, v., gambled, gambling, n. v.i. 1. to play at any game of chance for money or other stakes. 2. to stake or risk money, or anything of value, on the outcome of something involving chance: to gamble on a toss of the dice.… … Universalium
gamian — see gamenian … Old to modern English dictionary
gamnian — see gamenian … Old to modern English dictionary
gamble — (v.) 1726 (implied in gambling), from a dialectal survival of M.E. gammlen, variant of gamenen to play, jest, be merry, from O.E. gamenian to play, joke, pun, from gamen (see GAME (Cf. game)). Or possibly gamble is from a derivative of gamel to… … Etymology dictionary
game — {{11}}game (adj.1) lame, 1787, from north Midlands dialect, of unknown origin, perhaps a variant of gammy (tramps slang) bad, or from O.N.Fr. gambe leg (see GAMBOL (Cf. gambol) (n.)). {{12}}game (adj.2) brave, spirited, 1725, especially in game… … Etymology dictionary
game — game1 noun 1》 an activity engaged in for amusement. ↘the equipment used in playing a board game, computer game, etc. 2》 a form of competitive activity or sport played according to rules. ↘(games) a meeting for sporting contests.… … English new terms dictionary
gammon — gammon1 noun Brit. ham which has been cured like bacon. ↘the bottom piece of a side of bacon, including a hind leg. Origin C15: from Old North. Fr. gambon, from gambe leg . gammon2 noun a victory in backgammon (carrying a double score) in which… … English new terms dictionary
