Gamen-lic

Bosworth & Toller Anglo-Saxon Old English Dictionary - gamen-lic

According to the Old English Dictionary:

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gamen-lic
game-); adj. (1) exciting mirth, ridiculous, Cf. gamen, (2) :-- Gamelic, bysmerlic ridiculosum, An. Ox. 2251. Gamelicne, 7, 360. Gamilicne, 8, 351. (2) of a game or pastime. Cf. gamen, (3) :-- Gamenlicum theatrales, An. Ox. 4369. [O. H. Ger. gaman-lih ridiculus.] gamen-lic
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