"gammet" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: gammets [plural]
Etymology: Uncertain. Perhaps from an unrecorded Middle English *gammeten, *gametten (“to frolic, entertain, jest”), from Old English *gamnettan (“to entertain, amuse, play”), from Old English gamen (“fun, amusement”) + -ettan (verbal suffix). Etymology templates: {{unc|en}} Uncertain, {{inh|en|enm|*gammeten}} Middle English *gammeten, {{inh|en|ang|*gamnettan|t=to entertain, amuse, play}} Old English *gamnettan (“to entertain, amuse, play”), {{der|en|ang|gamen|t=fun, amusement}} Old English gamen (“fun, amusement”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} gammet (countable and uncountable, plural gammets)
  1. (dialectal) Fun, frolic, sport. Tags: countable, dialectal, uncountable
    Sense id: en-gammet-en-noun-KSx6Wpvu
  2. (dialectal) A game, joke, trick. Tags: countable, dialectal, uncountable
    Sense id: en-gammet-en-noun-IHIL8xm0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 44 15 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 45 13 39 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 46 13 39
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: gammot, gammit, gamet, gamot, gamut Derived forms: gammety Related terms: game, gammer, gammock, gammon

Verb

Forms: gammets [present, singular, third-person], gammetting [participle, present], gammetted [participle, past], gammetted [past]
Etymology: Uncertain. Perhaps from an unrecorded Middle English *gammeten, *gametten (“to frolic, entertain, jest”), from Old English *gamnettan (“to entertain, amuse, play”), from Old English gamen (“fun, amusement”) + -ettan (verbal suffix). Etymology templates: {{unc|en}} Uncertain, {{inh|en|enm|*gammeten}} Middle English *gammeten, {{inh|en|ang|*gamnettan|t=to entertain, amuse, play}} Old English *gamnettan (“to entertain, amuse, play”), {{der|en|ang|gamen|t=fun, amusement}} Old English gamen (“fun, amusement”) Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} gammet (third-person singular simple present gammets, present participle gammetting, simple past and past participle gammetted)
  1. (dialectal) To play, frolic; amuse oneself, have a good time. Tags: dialectal
    Sense id: en-gammet-en-verb-rBcdMzOR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 44 15 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 45 13 39 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 46 13 39
  2. (dialectal) To play practical jokes; trick, hoax. Tags: dialectal
    Sense id: en-gammet-en-verb-ekAhNmcB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 44 15 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 45 13 39 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 46 13 39
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: gammot, gammit, gamet, gamot, gamut
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