Old English · noun
gamen
- Part of speech
- noun, neuter
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈɡɑ.men/
- Syllables
- ˈɡɑ · men (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- gamegammonpastimesportmirth
Meaning
-
game, sport, or pastime
-
joy, mirth, or pleasure
Hwīlum ylfete song dyde iċ mē tō gomene, ganetes hlēoþor ond huilpan swēġ fore hleahtor wera, mǣw singende fore medodrince.
Sometimes I made the swan song as a mirth to myself, the gannet’s speech and the hwilp’s noise instead of laugher of men, the singing seagull instead of a mead-drink.
10th century, The Seafarer:
Declension
All forms (5)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *gamaną Proto-West Germanic *gaman Old English gamen From Proto-West Germanic *gaman, from Proto-Germanic *gamaną.
Descendants
game, gammon
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