† gamelyadj.

Forms:

α. Old English gamenlic.

β. Old English gamelic, Old English gamilic, Middle English gameliche.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: game n., -ly suffix¹.

Etymology: < game n. + -ly suffix¹. Compare gamely adv.¹The β. forms are earlier than the β. forms at game n.; early examples probably show phonological reduction of the first element before the initial consonant of the suffix. Compare discussion at game n.

Obsolete.

1. Ludicrous, ridiculous, laughable; mocking, derisive.Only in Old English.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > derision, ridicule, or mockery > [adjective]

gamelyOE

hathfula1250

scornfula1400

hathlya1425

mockisha1513

mockinga1529

mowinga1529

deriding1530

hethingfulc1540

bourding1552

make-sport1582

frumping1587

yarking1593

jerking1596

bobbing1605

derident1609

buffoonizing1611

scoptical?1611

scommatizing1613

derisory1618

ridiculous1622

ludibriousa1643

frumpish1647

twitting1655

derisivea1662

derisorious1664

scoptic1670

ridiculing1684

derisionarya1704

mockful1754

irrisory1846

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > derision, ridicule, or mockery > fact or condition of being mocked or ridiculed > [adjective] > ridiculous

gamelyOE

jape-worthyc1374

foolisha1500

ridiculous1533

ludibrious1570

laughable1600

mockablea1616

laughworthy1616

ludicral1656

derisible1657

absurd1716

grotesque1747

tomfool1762

irrisible1767

ludicrous1782

deridable1804

saugrenu1876

screwy1887

derisive1896

josh1908

nutty1915

derisory1923

dingbat1935

bonkers1961

joky1964

OE Aldhelm Glosses (Brussels 1650) in L. Goossens Old Eng. Glosses of MS Brussels, Royal Libr. 1650 (1974) 291 Ridiculosum [altered to ridiculorum] : uel bismerlic, gamelic [altered from gamena; OE Digby 146 gamelic].

OE Aldhelm Glosses (Royal 6 A.vi) in A. S. Napier Old Eng. Glosses (1900) 163/1 [Quasi] ridiculosum [subsannantis gannaturae opprobrium] : i. gamelicne [OE Royal 5 E.xi gamilicne].

2. Of or relating to public games. rare.Only in Old English.

ΚΠ

OE Aldhelm Glosses (Brussels 1650) in L. Goossens Old Eng. Glosses of MS Brussels, Royal Libr. 1650 (1974) 423 [Ante] theatrales spectaculi clatros : gamenlicum wundrunge [altered to wundrungum] uel wæfersene pearrucum.

3. Merry, sportive, playful. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > playfulness > [adjective]

gamingOE

playfulc1225

gamefulc1275

gamelya1350

gamesomea1375

playable?c1475

frisky?a1500

sporting1549

sportful1577

toyish1577

toyful1580

sportive1593

gambol1600

sportly1600

sporting1607

playsome1612

jiggish1635

toysome1638

ludible1656

ludibund1668

good-humoured1682

flippant1711

lusory1711

gamp1737

kittenish1753

sportable1767

disportive1773

whisky1782

playward1878

a1350 in R. H. Robbins Hist. Poems 14th & 15th Cent. (1959) 99 (MED) A lok of þat leuedy..Mi gode gameliche game gurte to grounde.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

† gamelyadv.¹

Forms: see game n. and -ly suffix².

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: game n., -ly suffix².

Etymology: < game n. + -ly suffix². Compare gamely adj.

Obsolete.

1. In a playful or sportive manner.Only in Old English.

ΚΠ

OE Ælfric Old Eng. Hexateuch: Josh. (Claud.) ix. 3 Hwæt ða Gabanitiscean gamenlice ræddon, & mid geaplicre fare ferdon to Iosue.

2. Joyfully, happily; playfully.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > joy, gladness, or delight > [adverb]

gladlyc900

hightlyOE

blithelyc1000

merryOE

joyfullyc1330

gamelya1375

glada1400

merrilyc1400

joyinglyc1430

gladfully?c1450

joyously1474

deliciously1481

gladsomely1487

mirthfully1508

delightfully?1567

delightingly1602

delightedly1654

on wings1859

society > leisure > entertainment > playfulness > [adverb]

gamelya1375

gamefullyc1410

gamesomelya1425

wantonlya1475

sportfullya1586

sportively1597

lasciviously1607

puppy-like1617

sportinglya1639

playsomely1646

playfully1736

disportively1810

kittenishly1896

a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) l. 427 To grete wel his gode wiif & gamely þer-after alle his freliche felawes.

c1400 (?c1390) Sir Gawain & Green Knight (1940) l. 1079 Þenne watȝ Gawan ful glad, & gomenly he laȝed.

a1425 (?a1400) Cloud of Unknowing (Harl. 674) (1944) 87 (MED) Gamenly [c1450 Univ. Coll. Oxf. gamely] be it seyde, I rede þat þu do þat in þee is, refreynyng þe rude & þe grete steryng of þi spirite.

1482 W. Caxton tr. Higden's Prolicionycion vii. ix. f. cccxxxix Helyas the mayster of that treson was take and brought byfore the kyng & the kyng spak gamely to hym.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

gamelyadv.²

Brit.

/ˈɡeɪmli/, U.S.

/ˈɡeɪmli/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: game adj.¹, -ly suffix².

Etymology: < game adj.¹ + -ly suffix². Compare gamely adv.¹

In a game manner; with spirit; pluckily, intrepidly; sportingly.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > courage > spirit > [adverb]

heartlyc1300

jollily13..

heartilya1450

a-pluck?1562

gallantlya1616

pluckily1790

gamely1811

spunkily1890

1811 Morning Post 17 July 3/2 King gamely renewed the rally.

1861 G. J. Whyte-Melville Market Harborough 131 Hotspur..struggled gamely to the top.

1879 J. Beerbohm Wanderings in Patagonia viii. 127 They [sc. horses] will..dash away..as gamely as if they had just been saddled.

1911 Outing Oct. 47/2 Outclassed, Harvard had fought gamely.

1957 ‘Miss Read’ Village Diary 84 Mrs Partridge, with the knowledge of past crises overcome and the rarefied blood of a vicar's wife beating in her veins, rose gamely to the challenge.

1992 Daily Mail 17 Aug. 43/2 The 11–1 chance ran on gamely to hold the 1990 St Leger winner by a head.

2010 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 19 Mar. c15/3 He gamely goes along when Ms. Alley asks him to be her workout partner.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

adj.OE

adv.¹OE

adv.²1811

单词	gamely
释义	† gamelyadj. Forms: α. Old English gamenlic. β. Old English gamelic, Old English gamilic, Middle English gameliche. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: game n., -ly suffix¹. Etymology: < game n. + -ly suffix¹. Compare gamely adv.¹The β. forms are earlier than the β. forms at game n.; early examples probably show phonological reduction of the first element before the initial consonant of the suffix. Compare discussion at game n. Obsolete. 1. Ludicrous, ridiculous, laughable; mocking, derisive.Only in Old English. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > derision, ridicule, or mockery > [adjective] gamelyOE hathfula1250 scornfula1400 hathlya1425 mockisha1513 mockinga1529 mowinga1529 deriding1530 hethingfulc1540 bourding1552 make-sport1582 frumping1587 yarking1593 jerking1596 bobbing1605 derident1609 buffoonizing1611 scoptical?1611 scommatizing1613 derisory1618 ridiculous1622 ludibriousa1643 frumpish1647 twitting1655 derisivea1662 derisorious1664 scoptic1670 ridiculing1684 derisionarya1704 mockful1754 irrisory1846 the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > derision, ridicule, or mockery > fact or condition of being mocked or ridiculed > [adjective] > ridiculous gamelyOE jape-worthyc1374 foolisha1500 ridiculous1533 ludibrious1570 laughable1600 mockablea1616 laughworthy1616 ludicral1656 derisible1657 absurd1716 grotesque1747 tomfool1762 irrisible1767 ludicrous1782 deridable1804 saugrenu1876 screwy1887 derisive1896 josh1908 nutty1915 derisory1923 dingbat1935 bonkers1961 joky1964 OE Aldhelm Glosses (Brussels 1650) in L. Goossens Old Eng. Glosses of MS Brussels, Royal Libr. 1650 (1974) 291 Ridiculosum [altered to ridiculorum] : uel bismerlic, gamelic [altered from gamena; OE Digby 146 gamelic]. OE Aldhelm Glosses (Royal 6 A.vi) in A. S. Napier Old Eng. Glosses (1900) 163/1 [Quasi] ridiculosum [subsannantis gannaturae opprobrium] : i. gamelicne [OE Royal 5 E.xi gamilicne]. 2. Of or relating to public games. rare.Only in Old English. ΚΠ OE Aldhelm Glosses (Brussels 1650) in L. Goossens Old Eng. Glosses of MS Brussels, Royal Libr. 1650 (1974) 423 [Ante] theatrales spectaculi clatros : gamenlicum wundrunge [altered to wundrungum] uel wæfersene pearrucum. 3. Merry, sportive, playful. rare. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > playfulness > [adjective] gamingOE playfulc1225 gamefulc1275 gamelya1350 gamesomea1375 playable?c1475 frisky?a1500 sporting1549 sportful1577 toyish1577 toyful1580 sportive1593 gambol1600 sportly1600 sporting1607 playsome1612 jiggish1635 toysome1638 ludible1656 ludibund1668 good-humoured1682 flippant1711 lusory1711 gamp1737 kittenish1753 sportable1767 disportive1773 whisky1782 playward1878 a1350 in R. H. Robbins Hist. Poems 14th & 15th Cent. (1959) 99 (MED) A lok of þat leuedy..Mi gode gameliche game gurte to grounde. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online December 2020). † gamelyadv.¹ Forms: see game n. and -ly suffix². Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: game n., -ly suffix². Etymology: < game n. + -ly suffix². Compare gamely adj. Obsolete. 1. In a playful or sportive manner.Only in Old English. ΚΠ OE Ælfric Old Eng. Hexateuch: Josh. (Claud.) ix. 3 Hwæt ða Gabanitiscean gamenlice ræddon, & mid geaplicre fare ferdon to Iosue. 2. Joyfully, happily; playfully. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > joy, gladness, or delight > [adverb] gladlyc900 hightlyOE blithelyc1000 merryOE joyfullyc1330 gamelya1375 glada1400 merrilyc1400 joyinglyc1430 gladfully?c1450 joyously1474 deliciously1481 gladsomely1487 mirthfully1508 delightfully?1567 delightingly1602 delightedly1654 on wings1859 society > leisure > entertainment > playfulness > [adverb] gamelya1375 gamefullyc1410 gamesomelya1425 wantonlya1475 sportfullya1586 sportively1597 lasciviously1607 puppy-like1617 sportinglya1639 playsomely1646 playfully1736 disportively1810 kittenishly1896 a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) l. 427 To grete wel his gode wiif & gamely þer-after alle his freliche felawes. c1400 (?c1390) Sir Gawain & Green Knight (1940) l. 1079 Þenne watȝ Gawan ful glad, & gomenly he laȝed. a1425 (?a1400) Cloud of Unknowing (Harl. 674) (1944) 87 (MED) Gamenly [c1450 Univ. Coll. Oxf. gamely] be it seyde, I rede þat þu do þat in þee is, refreynyng þe rude & þe grete steryng of þi spirite. 1482 W. Caxton tr. Higden's Prolicionycion vii. ix. f. cccxxxix Helyas the mayster of that treson was take and brought byfore the kyng & the kyng spak gamely to hym. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online December 2021). gamelyadv.² Brit. /ˈɡeɪmli/, U.S. /ˈɡeɪmli/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: game adj.¹, -ly suffix². Etymology: < game adj.¹ + -ly suffix². Compare gamely adv.¹ In a game manner; with spirit; pluckily, intrepidly; sportingly. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > courage > spirit > [adverb] heartlyc1300 jollily13.. heartilya1450 a-pluck?1562 gallantlya1616 pluckily1790 gamely1811 spunkily1890 1811 Morning Post 17 July 3/2 King gamely renewed the rally. 1861 G. J. Whyte-Melville Market Harborough 131 Hotspur..struggled gamely to the top. 1879 J. Beerbohm Wanderings in Patagonia viii. 127 They [sc. horses] will..dash away..as gamely as if they had just been saddled. 1911 Outing Oct. 47/2 Outclassed, Harvard had fought gamely. 1957 ‘Miss Read’ Village Diary 84 Mrs Partridge, with the knowledge of past crises overcome and the rarefied blood of a vicar's wife beating in her veins, rose gamely to the challenge. 1992 Daily Mail 17 Aug. 43/2 The 11–1 chance ran on gamely to hold the 1990 St Leger winner by a head. 2010 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 19 Mar. c15/3 He gamely goes along when Ms. Alley asks him to be her workout partner. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.OEadv.¹OEadv.²1811
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