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GAMEN

  • noun [ neuter ]
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Grammar
GAMEN, gomen, es; n.
Wright's OE grammar
§315; §349;
GAME, joy, pleasure, mirth, sport, pastime; jŏcus, oblectāmentum, gaudium, jūbĭlum, lætĭtia, lūdus
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  • Gamen eft astáh

    pastime rose again,

    • Beo. Th. 2325
      • ;
    • B. 1160.

  • Wynsum gamen

    a pleasant game;

    săles,

    • Ælfc. Gl. 16
      • ;
    • Som. 58, 67
      • ;
    • Wrt. Voc. 21, 54.

  • Næs ðæt hérlíc dǽd, ðæt hine swelces gamenes gilpan lyste

    that was not a glorious deed, that he should wish to boast of such sport,

    • Bt. Met. Fox 9, 37
      • ;
    • Met. 9, 19.

  • Him to gamene

    for his sport,

    • 9, 17
      • ;
    • Met. 9, 9 : 9, 91
      • ;
    • Met. 9, 46.

  • Ic mæg swegles gamen gehýran on heofnum

    I can hear the joy of the firmament in heaven,

    • Cd. 32
      • ;
    • Th. 42, 18
      • ;
    • Gen. 675.

  • Bǽdon híg sume, ðæt Samson móste him macian sum gamen

    præcēpērunt ut vocārētur Samson et ante eos lūdĕret,

    • Jud. 16, 25.

  • Gamena

    lūdōrum

    :

    gamene

    jŏco,

    • Mone B. 2807, 2808.
Etymology
[
Piers P. gamen a play
:
Laym. game a play
:
Scot. gamyn a game, play
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O. Sax. gaman, n
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Frs. gammen
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O. Frs. game, gome, f
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M. H. Ger. gamen, m. n
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O. H. Ger. gaman, gaudium, jŏcus, lūdus
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Dan. gammen, m. f
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Icel. gaman, n. game, sport, pleasure, amusement.
]
Derived forms
glig-gamen, heal-
Linked entries
v.  gomen.
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Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “GAMEN.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/13250.

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