gamen

== Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from English game. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡeːmə(n)/ Hyphenation: ga‧men === Verb === gamen (intransitive) to play a video game ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== gamer ==== Related terms ==== game === Anagrams === magen == German == === Etymology === English game +‎ -en === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡeːmən/, /ˈɡɛɪ̯mən/ === Verb === gamen (weak, third-person singular present gamt or (proscribed) gamet, past tense gamte or (proscribed) gamete, past participle gegamt or (proscribed) gegamet or (proscribed) gegamed, auxiliary haben) (colloquial, intransitive) to play a video game Synonyms: daddeln, zocken ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “gamen” in Duden online “gamen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache == Japanese == === Romanization === gamen Rōmaji transcription of がめん == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Old English gamen / gomen, from Proto-West Germanic *gaman, from Proto-Germanic *gamaną, of disputed origin. Compare game. ==== Alternative forms ==== gemen (Kent); gammen, gamin, gamyn (Northern); gammyn, gammyne (Early Scots) gammon, gamon, gomen, gomin, gomun, gomyn (West Midland) ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈɡaːmən/, /ˈɡamən/ IPA(key): /ˈɡɔ̞ːmən/, /ˈɡɔmən/ (West Midland, from Old English gomen) IPA(key): /ˈɡɛ̞ːmən/, /ˈɡɛmən/ (Kent) ==== Noun ==== gamen (plural gamnes or gamen) Joy, entertainment; that which amuses or gladdens: Sexual or romantic dalliance (including sexual intercourse). An amusement or festivity; an instance of merriment. A joke or gag; something humorous. A game; a codified (and often competitive) form of entertainment: Hunting or fishing; capture of animals as a sport. (rare) Gamesmanship; gaming behaviour. (rare) The reward for winning a game. Game; wild animals hunted as food: (rare) One's quarry; that which one is trying to catch. (figuratively) An event or endeavour; something occuring. ===== Related terms ===== gamenen gamenful gamenly ===== Descendants ===== English: gammon (dialectal) Middle Scots: gamyn, gammyn ===== References ===== “gāme, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. “game, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000. === Etymology 2 === Either an alteration of gamenen after game +‎ -en or a phonetic evolution of it parallel to the development of gamen (“game”) into game. ==== Alternative forms ==== game, gamme ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈɡaːmən/, /ˈɡamən/ ==== Verb ==== gamen (third-person singular simple present gameth, present participle gamende, gamynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle gamed) (intransitive) To joke, play, or entertain oneself; to be joyful. (transitive) To amuse; to make entertained or joyful. (impersonal, rare) To be amused or pleased. ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Descendants ===== English: game Yola: gaame, gaume, gaaume ===== References ===== “gāmen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 9 July 2019. === Etymology 3 === ==== Verb ==== gamen (County Durham, West Riding) alternative form of gamenen == Old English == === Alternative forms === gomen === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *gaman, from Proto-Germanic *gamaną. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡɑ.men/ === Noun === gamen n game, sport, or pastime joy, mirth, or pleasure ==== Declension ==== Strong a-stem: ==== Derived terms ==== gamenian gamenlīċ gamenwāþu gamenwudu ==== Related terms ==== gamenlīċe gamenung ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: gamen, gemen (Kent), gammen, gamin, gamyn (Northern), gammyn, gammyne (Early Scots), gammon, gamon, gomen, gomin, gomun, gomyn (West Midland)English: gammon (dialectal)Middle Scots: gamyn, gammyn ⇒ Middle English: game, gam, gamme, geme (Kent), gaume, gome (West Midland)English: game (see there for further descendants); (dialectal gam)Middle Scots: gam, game, gemmeScots: gemmYola: gaame, gaume, gaaume === References === Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “gamen”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press. == Swedish == === Noun === gamen definite singular of gam definite plural of game === Anagrams === Mange, magen