gammet

== English == === Alternative forms === gammot, gammit, gamet, gamot, gamut === 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). === Verb === gammet (third-person singular simple present gammets, present participle gammetting, simple past and past participle gammetted) (dialectal) To play, frolic; amuse oneself, have a good time. (dialectal) To play practical jokes; trick, hoax. === Noun === gammet (countable and uncountable, plural gammets) (dialectal) Fun, frolic, sport. (dialectal) A game, joke, trick. ==== Derived terms ==== gammety ==== Related terms ==== game gammer gammock gammon