† wagern.¹

Forms: In Middle English–1500s wageour, vageour, 1500s waeger, waigeour, vager.

Etymology: < wage n. + -er suffix¹ (spelt -our after words from Anglo-Norman). While the known instances are exclusively Scots, the surname Wager (‘Ricardus le Wager’ c1275 in Shropsh. Arch. I. 126) suggests that the word may at one time have been current in the south.

Scottish. Obsolete.

a. A mercenary soldier.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > soldier by type of service > [noun] > mercenary

wagerc1420

knight wager1513

mercenary1523

lance-knight1530

suddart1542

hireling1547

adventurer1548

venturer1572

lansquenet1577

warmonger1590

mercenarian1598

passe-volant1617

provantman1659

soldier of fortune1661

privateer1676

routier1683

bravo1761

stipendiary1768

free companion1804

freelance1819

free-rider1821

freelancer1854

merchant of death1934

merc1967

c1420 Wyntoun Cron. iv. 679 Thre hundyr thousande he had by Off wageouris armyt al at richt.

c1485 ( G. Hay Bk. Law of Armys (2005) 81 Jn the samyn cas, say j of a knycht yat is wageour till a king or a lorde.

1487 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (St. John's Cambr.) xi. 48 And off tresour so stuffit is he, That he may vageowris [1489 Adv. wageouris] haf plente.

1488 (c1478) Hary Actis & Deidis Schir William Wallace (Adv.) (1968–9) xi. l. 755 Thai wageours sone he put to confusioun.

1513 G. Douglas in tr. Virgil Æneid xi. Prol. 71 Gif thou be aganist God,..Than art thou wageour onto Lucifer.

1532 in J. Stuart Extracts Council Reg. Aberdeen (1844) I. 144 The furnesing of certane waegeris to conuoy our souerane lordis artailȝery.

1558 in J. Stuart Extracts Council Reg. Aberdeen (1844) I. 309 To furneis vageris extranearis to the nummer of ane hundreytht men.

1596 J. Dalrymple tr. J. Leslie Hist. Scotl. (1895) II. 273 The men of weir waigeours, quhom he commandes to bring the gret gunis.

b. attributive quasi-adj. Mercenary, bribed.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > illegal payment or exaction > [adjective] > of nature of bribe > able to be bribed

corrupt1393

wager1567

saleable1579

of sale1598

sale1604

vendible1609

shop-likea1637

emptitious1650

sellable1650

venal1670

bribable1724

on the take1930

1567 Compend. Bk. Godly Songs (1897) 182 Thocht wageour Freiris faine wald lie, The treuth will furth.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

wagern.²

Brit.

/ˈweɪdʒə/, U.S.

/ˈweɪdʒər/

Forms: Middle English waiour (= wajour), Middle English wayoure, Middle English–1500s wageour (Middle English -or, -oure, wagour, 1600s wadger, 1700s waiger), Middle English– wager.

Etymology: < Anglo-Norman wageure (= French gageure ), < wager wage v.: see -ure suffix¹. In the legal use in sense Phrases, probably in origin a distinct word, < wage v. + -er suffix⁴; one of the technical nouns of action framed by lawyers in the 16th cent. in imitation of Law French infinitives used substantively; the spelling wageour in quot. 1533 for wager of law n. at Phrases, however, shows that it was already confused with the ordinary word.

Senses relating to a pledge or betting transaction.

†1. A solemn pledge or undertaking. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > agreement > promise > [noun] > pledge or assurance

wordOE

costOE

earnest1221

fayc1300

certainty1303

wager1306

plighta1325

pledge1371

assurancec1386

undertaking?a1400

faithc1405

surementc1410

to make affiancec1425

earnest pennya1438

warrant1460

trow1515

fidelity1531

stipulation1552

warranty1555

pawn1573

arrha1574

avouchment1574

assumption1590

word of honour1598

avouch1603

assecurance1616

preassurance1635

tower-stamp1642

parole of honour1648

spondence1657

honour1659

1306 Exec. Sir S. Fraser in Pol. Songs (1839) 218 A wajour he made, so hit wes y-told, Ys heved of to smhyte ȝef me him brohte in hold wat so bytyde.

a. Something (esp. a sum of money) laid down and hazarded on the issue of an uncertain event; a stake. Now rare except in to lay, win, lose a wager.

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society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > betting > [noun] > stake

wager1303

wedc1330

wed-feec1475

stake1540

lay1584

lake1636

1303 R. Mannyng Handlyng Synne 5596 A waiour dar y wyth ȝow ley, Þat y shal haue some gode at hym.

c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 513/2 Wayoure, vadium, vadimonium.

c1450 Jacob's Well (1900) 192 For a waiour I schal gon & askyn almes of Perys tollere... þe waiour was leyde.

a1475 Bk. Curtasye (Sloane 1986) l. 227 in Babees Bk. (2002) i. 306 Ne waiour non with hym þou lay.

c1515 Ld. Berners tr. Bk. Duke Huon of Burdeux (1882–7) liii. 180 As for the wager that I sholde wyn therby, I am content to relese it quyte.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Taming of Shrew (1623) v. ii. 72 Hort. Content, what's the wager? Luc. Twentie crownes.

1617 F. Moryson Itinerary iii. 78 They never play at Dice, seldome at Cardes, and that for small wagers.

1682 O. Heywood Autobiogr., Diaries, Anecd. & Event Bks. (1881) II. 295 Several Lords laid wagers which could out swear one another.

1691 N. Luttrell Diary in Brief Hist. Relation State Affairs (1857) II. 207 They being grown so bold and insolent as to offer wagers that Cork will be out of our possession by the last of May.

1702 Lond. Post 7–9 Sept. 2/1 Great Wagers are laid in this City, that Cadix is already in our Hands.

1722 N. Blundell Diary (1895) 191 I layed a Waiger, and Mr. Jo. Poole held the stakes.

1758 S. Johnson Idler 20 May 49 By this performance, She won her wager.

1817 W. Selwyn Abridgem. Law Nisi Prius (ed. 4) II. 1296 It may be proper to state in what cases an action will lie for enforcing the payment of a wager.

1818 Ld. Byron Beppo xxvii. 14 Most men..Will back their own opinions by a wager.

1842 R. H. Barham Black Mousquetaire in Ingoldsby Legends 2nd Ser. 20 The Captains and Majors Began to lay wagers How far the Ghost part of the story was true.

1842 C. Dickens Amer. Notes I. vi. 221 There was a fire last night, there are two to-night, and you may lay an even wager there will be at least one, to-morrow.

1861 H. Mayhew London Labour (new ed.) III. 117/1 I won the match, and beat the dog by four minutes. The wager was five shillings, which I had.

1867 G. MacDonald Ann. Quiet Neighbourhood I. vii. 198 He would go down the underground stair..for the wager of a guinea.

†b. The prize to be won in a contest. Obsolete.

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the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > token of victory or supreme excellence > [noun] > prize

prizea1275

wagerc1450

fee1488

premie?1548

premium1601

wed-feea1605

bravy1663

brabeum1676

premio1728

c1450 Brut ccxliv. 378 For our archers..schet þat day for a wager.

1513 G. Douglas in tr. Virgil Æneid v. Prol. 10 At the begynning, the wageouris by and by, And the rewardis, in myddis of the field Befoir thair ene war sett.

1546 T. Langley tr. P. Vergil Abridgem. Notable Worke ii. ix. 53 At the other ende was the wager sette, that they ranne for.

1575 G. Gascoigne Short Obseruation Coursing with Greyhoundes in Noble Arte Venerie 246 He that giueth most Cotes, or most turnes, winneth the wager.

1609 T. Dekker Guls Horne-bk. sig. F2^v And let any hooke draw you either to a Fencers supper, or to a Players that acts such a part for a wager.

1667 S. Pepys Diary 14 Apr. (1974) VIII. 167 There the girls did run for wagers over the bowling-green.

figurative.1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VI f. clxvij For Kyng Henry..and Richard duke of Yorke..wresteled for the game, and stroue for the wager.

a. An agreement or contract under which each of the parties promises to give money or its equivalent to the other according to the issue of an uncertain event; a betting transaction.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > betting > [noun] > bet

wager1548

bet1591

abetment1614

gamble1883

punt1965

1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VIII f. vii Certayn noble men made a wager to runne at the rynge.

a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) i. xiv. sig. I7^v Loue and mischeefe hauing made a wager, which should haue most power in me.

1604 W. Shakespeare Hamlet iv. vii. 128 Wee'le make a solemne wager on your cunnings.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Cymbeline (1623) i. iv. 164 I will fetch my Gold, and haue our two Wagers recorded.

c1660 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1641 (1955) II. 65 One, who upon divers greate Wagers, went to & fro betweene that Citty & Antwerp on foote.

1725 D. Defoe New Voy. round World ii. 139 Wagers were very rife among us, who shou'd come first to the Shore of Patagonia.

1766 J. Burrow Rep. Court King's Bench 2 1171 There are many Conveniences from allowing valued Policies: But where they are used merely as a Cover to a Wager, they would be considered as an Evasion.

1778 F. Burney Evelina III. iii. 36 He..was interrupted by a call from the company, to discuss the affair of the wager.

1828 W. Scott Fair Maid of Perth v, in Chron. Canongate 2nd Ser. II. 162 I could venture to accept your wager, my lord,..but there is no time for foolery.

1868 J. E. T. Rogers Man. Polit. Econ. i. 5 If one man makes a wager with another, the occurrence of the event on which the wager depends, does involve loss and gain.

†b. an equal, even wager, an even chance. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > causation > chance or causelessness > [noun] > chance or opportunity > even chance

jeopardyc1374

even lay1584

an equal, even wager1638

toss-up1809

turn-up1810

1638 W. Chillingworth Relig. Protestants i. iv. §57. 224 It were an even wager there were none such!

1706 T. Hearne Remarks & Coll. 25 Mar. (O.H.S.) I. 209 But 'tis an even Wager whether his Book proves himself or me a schismatick.

1742 E. Hoyle Short Treat. Game Whist xviii. 84 It being an equal Wager that your Partner has a better Card in that Suit, than the last Player.

†c. to lie upon the wager: to be at stake. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > face danger [verb (intransitive)] > be in danger > be at risk or in a precarious position

stacker1402

periclitate1581

to stand on a rolling stone1581

to lie upon the wager1590

tottera1616

concern1659

to tread on eggs, on delicate ground, on thin icea1734

tremblea1862

to skate over (or on) thin ice1897

to teeter on the brink1937

1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene i. iii. sig. C3 Full fast she fled, ne euer lookt behynd, As if her life vpon the wager lay.

d. An act of putting to hazard, a risk.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > [noun] > risk > act of putting to risk

have-at-allc1575

jump1600

wager1855

1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. xviii. 220 Nothing could be more natural than that, for the very smallest chance of recovering the three kingdoms..he should be willing to stake what was not his own, the honour of the French arms..[etc.]. To a French statesman such a wager might well appear in a different light.

e. A contest for a prize.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > dissent > competition or rivalry > [noun] > a contest or competition > for a prize

wager1615

1615 G. Markham Countrey Contentments i. vii. 102 If you will prepare him [a greyhound] for match and wadger.

1834 John Bull 27 July 238/3 Putney Regatta... Twelve pairs of sculls were entered to compete for the prize (a purse of 20 sovereigns). It was what would be termed in the aquatic circles, a double-sculled wager, viz., two pairs in each boat.

4. Something on the issue of which bets are or may be laid; the subject of a bet or bets.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > betting > [noun] > subject of bet

wagera1586

event1831

a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) ii. vii. sig. S4 Their ruine was the wager of the others contention.

1625 K. Long tr. J. Barclay Argenis v. xvii. 391 But what, thinks shee, if they cast Lots for mee, as for a trivial or base wager?

1678 W. Temple Let. to Hyde in Wks. (1731) II. 474 I would be glad likewise to know your Conjectures there, whether France will come to the Peace or no, without refusing any longer to evacuate the Towns, which is the present Wager current at Amsterdam.

1865 E. Burritt Walk to Land's End iv. 124 Every man and boy of these colored laborers was working as at a wager.

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5. Law (now historical). The action of wage v. (see wage v. 4a, 4b): see Phrases.

Phrases

wager of battle n. Law (now historical). a challenge by a defendant to decide his guilt or innocence by single combat.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > trying or hearing of cause > [noun] > trial > trial by combat > challenge by defendant

wager of battlea1625

a1625 H. Finch Law (1636) The Table Wager of battell shall not be by Cosins in a writ of right.

1716 W. Hawkins Pleas Crown (1726) ii. xlv. 427 He may counter~plead the Wager of Battel.

1768 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. III. xxii. 337 The trial by wager of battel.

1819 Act 59 Geo. III. c. 46 (title) An Act to abolish Appeals of Murder, Treason, Felony or other Offences, and Wager of Battel.

in extended use.1824 M. R. Mitford Our Village I. 150 Having accepted the wager of battle, our champion began forthwith to collect his forces.1869 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest (1875) III. xi. 5 When Harold and William met face to face in the great wager of battle.

wager of law n. Law (now historical). an offer to make oath of innocence or non-indebtedness, to be supported by the oaths of eleven compurgators.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > judging > clearing oneself > [noun] > wager of law

wager of law1521

ley-gager1625

1521–2 Irish Act 13 Hen. VIII, c. 2 (1621) 73 The partie or parties defendants shall haue none essoine, protection, ne law wager.

1533 T. More Debellacyon Salem & Bizance ii. xv. f. xxxiii Lyke as in the wageour of a lawe, they shall not swere that the defendaunt oweth not the money, but that they byleue that he swereth treuth.

1536 Irish Act 28 Hen. VIII, c. 5 (1621) 102 Wherein no wager of law, essoine ne protection shall lye.

1628 E. Coke 1st Pt. Inst. Lawes Eng. §514. 293 b The like oath shall bee made in an Attaint and in battaile, and in wager of Law [Litt. en Battaile & en ley gager].

a1691 P. Ventris Rep. (1696) i. 261 In this case the Court overruled the Wager of Law.

1768 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. III. xxii. 341 A sixth species of trial is by wager of law, vadiatio legis.

1833 Act 3 & 4 William IV c. 42 §13 And be it further enacted, That no Wager of Law shall be hereafter allowed.

incorrect use.1791 E. Burke Appeal New to Old Whigs 52 In this part, his defence will not be made by argument, but by wager of law.

Compounds

C1. General attributive, with the sense ‘done for a wager’.

wager-fight n.

ΚΠ

1826 H. Smith Tor Hill II. 283 The wager-fight between the English and Italians was to be a combat of three and three in succession.

wager-shooting n.

ΚΠ

1892 W. W. Greener Breech-loader 235 The ‘Red House’ at Battersea was..the favourite metropolitan resort for wager shooting.

wager-smoking n.

C2.

wager-boat n. a light racing sculling-boat used in contests between single scullers.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessels propelled by oars or poles > [noun] > rowing boat > light or racing

boat1829

torpid1838

wager-boat1844

skiff1845

slogger1852

whiff1859

gig1865

best boat1866

shell1867

ship1878

sculling four1885

rum-tum1891

Togger1891

1844 A. Smith Adventures Mr. Ledbury I. ix. 118 [He] began talking about the sweet wager-boat which his friend..had bought at Searle's.

1865 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend II. iv. i. 161 It was an amateur-sculler..in so light a boat that the Rogue remarked: ‘A little less on you, and you'd a'most ha' been a Wagerbut.’

wager-cup n. a ‘cup’ offered as a prize in a contest.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > token of victory or supreme excellence > [noun] > prize > other specific prize

glaivec1380

cupc1640

pewter1814

banner1840

presentation cup1844

blue ribbon1860

ribbon1860

shield1868

special1872

wager-cup1878

presentation bowl1896

rose bowl1970

quaich1971

1878 W. J. Cripps Old Eng. Plate x. 292 The well-known cups, sometimes called ‘wager cups’, in the form of a woman holding a smaller cup over her head with outstretched arms.

† wager-hall n. Obsolete ? the hall of the imaginary guild of betting men.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > betting > [noun] > betting place

wager-hall1691

wagering-post1696

wager-office1723

betting-post1771

ring1775

betting room1793

betting ring1822

Tattersall1836

betting office1852

betting shop1852

betting-house1853

pool room1861

list shop1875

list house1902

tote-shop1906

silver ring1921

bookmaker1923

bookie1936

1691 J. Dryden King Arthur Prol. sig. A6^v Betts..[are] grown a common Trade for all, And Actions, by the News-Book, Rise and Fall. Wits, Cheats, and Fops, are free of Wager-Hall.

wager-insurance n. = wager policy n.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > financial dealings > insurance > [noun] > insurance policy > specific types of policy

fire policy1737

valued policy1737

life policy1751

wagering policy1766

wager policy1766

time policy1808

wager-insurance1824

voyage policy1848

ppi1895

floater1900

maintenance contract1915

death futures1993

1824 W. Benecke Treat. Indemnity in Marine Insurance 142 The statute 19 Geo. II. c. 37, by which wager insurances have been declared illegal.

† wager-office n. Obsolete a place for recording wagers.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > betting > [noun] > betting place

wager-hall1691

wagering-post1696

wager-office1723

betting-post1771

ring1775

betting room1793

betting ring1822

Tattersall1836

betting office1852

betting shop1852

betting-house1853

pool room1861

list shop1875

list house1902

tote-shop1906

silver ring1921

bookmaker1923

bookie1936

1723 D. Defoe Hist. Col. Jack (ed. 2) 65 One Stewart..kept a Wager Office, and Insurance.

wager policy n. an insurance policy partaking of the nature of a wager; one taken out where the insured has no real interest in the thing insured (declared illegal by various statutes as a species of gambling).

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > financial dealings > insurance > [noun] > insurance policy > specific types of policy

fire policy1737

valued policy1737

life policy1751

wagering policy1766

wager policy1766

time policy1808

wager-insurance1824

voyage policy1848

ppi1895

floater1900

maintenance contract1915

death futures1993

1766 J. Burrow Rep. Court King's Bench 2 1171 A valued Policy is not to be considered as a Wager Policy.

1787 J. A. Park Syst. Law Marine Insurances 294 Of Wager-Policies.

1913 M. Roberts Salt of Sea vi. 166 They'll pay premiums reckless and regardless 'ow Lloyd's runs rates up on 'em rapid when they starts wager policies on 'er.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

wagern.³

Brit.

/ˈweɪdʒə/, U.S.

/ˈweɪdʒər/

Etymology: < wage v. + -er suffix¹.

rare.

One who wages (war).

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > belligerent > [noun]

militant1610

wager1611

belligerent1811

co-belligerent1813

1611 J. Speed Hist. Great Brit. ix. v. 453/2 But the wiser amongst them vnwilling to bee wagers of new warres..denied his request.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

wagerv.

Brit.

/ˈweɪdʒə/, U.S.

/ˈweɪdʒər/

Etymology: < wager n.²

†1. intransitive. To contend for a prize. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > dissent > competition or rivalry > compete or rival [verb (intransitive)] > for a prize

wager1574

1574 A. Golding tr. A. Marlorat Catholike Expos. Reuelation 42 None shall bee crowned sauing he that wagereth lawfully.

a. transitive. To stake or hazard (something of value) on the issue of an uncertain event or on some question to be decided, to bet.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > betting > bet on [verb (transitive)] > bet (money, etc.)

laya1300

wed1362

to lay downc1430

setc1460

jeopardc1470

wage1484

holda1500

pary?a1505

to stake down1565

stake1591

gagec1598

bet?a1600

go1607

wagera1616

abet1617

impone1702

sport1706

stand1795

gamble1813

parlay1828

ante1846

to put on1890

plunge1919

a1616 W. Shakespeare Cymbeline (1623) v. vi. 182 Whereat, I..wager'd with him Peeces of Gold, 'gainst this, which then he wore Vpon his honour'd finger, to attaine In suite the place of's bed, and winne this Ring By hers, and mine Adultery.

1625 F. Bacon Apophthegmes in Wks. (1879) I. 326 He would wager twenty shillings with him upon that.

1674 Govt. Tongue xi. 201 He that will lay those [his truth and reputation] to stake upon every flying story, may as well wager his estate which way the wind will sit next morning.

1800 W. Wordsworth Brothers 283 I'd wager house and field That, if he is alive, he has it yet.

1828 W. Scott Fair Maid of Perth v, in Chron. Canongate 2nd Ser. II. 162 I will wager an hundred merks with you, that [etc.].

1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. II. vi. 137 Everything dear to nations was wagered on both sides.

1887 A. C. Gunter Mr. Barnes xii. 85 The stake he plays for is not generally wagered on the tables of the Casino.

b. figurative. To offer (one's head, etc.) as a pledge, guarantee, or forfeit.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > agreement > security > pledge or deposit as security [verb (transitive)] > one's life, honour, etc.

wagec1430

gagec1547

pawna1566

engage1568

wager1640

parole1664

pledge1775

1640 J. Shirley Coronation i. sig. B4^v I beg the honour, for Eubulus cause To be ingag'd, if any for Macarius, Worthy to wager heart with mine, accept it.

a1704 T. Brown Dialogue Oxf. Schollars in Wks. (1707) I. i. 4 I'le wager my Head against thee.

1832 H. Martineau Homes Abroad iv. 63 Ellen could give no better reason than that she could wager her life upon it.

c. To offer to put to the issue of a contest, to venture.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > endanger [verb (transitive)] > put at risk > in the issue of a contest

wager1819

1819 W. Scott Ivanhoe II. xi. 188 We hold ye as robbers and traitors, and will wager our bodies against ye in battle, siege, or otherwise.

1819 W. Scott Ivanhoe III. viii. 189 ‘That is but brief space,’ answered Rebecca, ‘for a stranger..to find one who will do battle, wagering life and honour for her cause.’

a. intransitive. To offer or lay a wager, to make a bet.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > betting > bet [verb (intransitive)]

laya1300

to lay wedc1330

stake1530

wager1604

bet1609

gamble1757

sport1760

invest1852

punt1887

1604 W. Shakespeare Hamlet iv. vii. 107 Weele..bring you in fine together And wager ore your heads.

1607 B. Jonson Volpone iv. i. sig. I2 If I had But one to wager with, I would lay odds, now, Hee tells me, instantly.

1722 R. Wodrow Corr. (1843) II. 647 It seems certain that an assassination was designed; and I hear the Jacobites..were wagering on it some weeks ago.

1819 W. Scott Legend of Montrose xiii, in Tales of my Landlord 3rd Ser. IV. 290 He hath wagered deeply for a son of Diarmid.

b. With clause or infinitive: To make a wager, to bet that...

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > betting > bet [verb (intransitive)] > bet that

wager1609

1609 W. Shakespeare Pericles xxi. 33 We haue a maid in Metiline, I durst wager would win some words of him.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Othello (1622) iv. ii. 13 I durst my Lord, to wager she is honest, Lay downe my soule at stake.

1667 Leathermore: Advice conc. Gaming (1668) 8 I'le wager the Box shall have 1500l. of the Money, and that 18 of the 20 persons shall be losers.

1841 C. Dickens Barnaby Rudge ii. 241 I'll wager that your stopping here to-night would please him better than it would please me.

1848 G. F. Ruxton in Blackwood's Mag. 64 441 One may safely wager to see a dozen coyotes or prairie wolves loping round.

4. Misused for wage v. 7. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > working > labour supply > [verb (transitive)] > hire or employ

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i-hirec1000

soldc1386

takea1400

retain1437

wage1465

conduct1476

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to fill up1598

to take on1611

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to speak for ——a1688

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to turn on1893

to book up1915

1592 Arden of Feversham i. i. 524 Indaunger not your selfe for such a Churle, But hyre some Cutter for to cut him short, And heer's ten pound to wager them withall.

Derivatives

ˈwagered adj.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > armed encounter > battlefield > [adjective] > contested

well-fought1523

well-foughten1525

battled1810

wagered1876

society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > betting > [adjective] > on which bets are laid

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odds-on1888

1876 W. Morris tr. Virgil Æneids xii. 151 I may not look upon the fight, or see the wagered field.

1902 Westm. Gaz. 1 Apr. 6/3 Mr. John Alcock, aged sixty-two, yesterday walked backwards from Macclesfield market~place to the Crescent, Buxton,..15 min. 15 sec. under the wagered time.

ˈwagering adj.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > betting > [adjective]

wagering1823

1823 ‘J. Bee’ Slang at Wagers These are ‘wagering kiddies’—or fellows who lay quirking bets on equivocal subjects.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

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v.1574

单词	wager
释义	† wagern.¹ Forms: In Middle English–1500s wageour, vageour, 1500s waeger, waigeour, vager. Etymology: < wage n. + -er suffix¹ (spelt -our after words from Anglo-Norman). While the known instances are exclusively Scots, the surname Wager (‘Ricardus le Wager’ c1275 in Shropsh. Arch. I. 126) suggests that the word may at one time have been current in the south. Scottish. Obsolete. a. A mercenary soldier. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > soldier by type of service > [noun] > mercenary wagerc1420 knight wager1513 mercenary1523 lance-knight1530 suddart1542 hireling1547 adventurer1548 venturer1572 lansquenet1577 warmonger1590 mercenarian1598 passe-volant1617 provantman1659 soldier of fortune1661 privateer1676 routier1683 bravo1761 stipendiary1768 free companion1804 freelance1819 free-rider1821 freelancer1854 merchant of death1934 merc1967 c1420 Wyntoun Cron. iv. 679 Thre hundyr thousande he had by Off wageouris armyt al at richt. c1485 ( G. Hay Bk. Law of Armys (2005) 81 Jn the samyn cas, say j of a knycht yat is wageour till a king or a lorde. 1487 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (St. John's Cambr.) xi. 48 And off tresour so stuffit is he, That he may vageowris [1489 Adv. wageouris] haf plente. 1488 (c1478) Hary Actis & Deidis Schir William Wallace (Adv.) (1968–9) xi. l. 755 Thai wageours sone he put to confusioun. 1513 G. Douglas in tr. Virgil Æneid xi. Prol. 71 Gif thou be aganist God,..Than art thou wageour onto Lucifer. 1532 in J. Stuart Extracts Council Reg. Aberdeen (1844) I. 144 The furnesing of certane waegeris to conuoy our souerane lordis artailȝery. 1558 in J. Stuart Extracts Council Reg. Aberdeen (1844) I. 309 To furneis vageris extranearis to the nummer of ane hundreytht men. 1596 J. Dalrymple tr. J. Leslie Hist. Scotl. (1895) II. 273 The men of weir waigeours, quhom he commandes to bring the gret gunis. b. attributive quasi-adj. Mercenary, bribed. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > illegal payment or exaction > [adjective] > of nature of bribe > able to be bribed corrupt1393 wager1567 saleable1579 of sale1598 sale1604 vendible1609 shop-likea1637 emptitious1650 sellable1650 venal1670 bribable1724 on the take1930 1567 Compend. Bk. Godly Songs (1897) 182 Thocht wageour Freiris faine wald lie, The treuth will furth. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online December 2020). wagern.² Brit. /ˈweɪdʒə/, U.S. /ˈweɪdʒər/ Forms: Middle English waiour (= wajour), Middle English wayoure, Middle English–1500s wageour (Middle English -or, -oure, wagour, 1600s wadger, 1700s waiger), Middle English– wager. Etymology: < Anglo-Norman wageure (= French gageure ), < wager wage v.: see -ure suffix¹. In the legal use in sense Phrases, probably in origin a distinct word, < wage v. + -er suffix⁴; one of the technical nouns of action framed by lawyers in the 16th cent. in imitation of Law French infinitives used substantively; the spelling wageour in quot. 1533 for wager of law n. at Phrases, however, shows that it was already confused with the ordinary word. Senses relating to a pledge or betting transaction. †1. A solemn pledge or undertaking. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > agreement > promise > [noun] > pledge or assurance wordOE costOE earnest1221 fayc1300 certainty1303 wager1306 plighta1325 pledge1371 assurancec1386 undertaking?a1400 faithc1405 surementc1410 to make affiancec1425 earnest pennya1438 warrant1460 trow1515 fidelity1531 stipulation1552 warranty1555 pawn1573 arrha1574 avouchment1574 assumption1590 word of honour1598 avouch1603 assecurance1616 preassurance1635 tower-stamp1642 parole of honour1648 spondence1657 honour1659 1306 Exec. Sir S. Fraser in Pol. Songs (1839) 218 A wajour he made, so hit wes y-told, Ys heved of to smhyte ȝef me him brohte in hold wat so bytyde. 2. a. Something (esp. a sum of money) laid down and hazarded on the issue of an uncertain event; a stake. Now rare except in to lay, win, lose a wager. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > betting > [noun] > stake wager1303 wedc1330 wed-feec1475 stake1540 lay1584 lake1636 1303 R. Mannyng Handlyng Synne 5596 A waiour dar y wyth ȝow ley, Þat y shal haue some gode at hym. c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 513/2 Wayoure, vadium, vadimonium. c1450 Jacob's Well (1900) 192 For a waiour I schal gon & askyn almes of Perys tollere... þe waiour was leyde. a1475 Bk. Curtasye (Sloane 1986) l. 227 in Babees Bk. (2002) i. 306 Ne waiour non with hym þou lay. c1515 Ld. Berners tr. Bk. Duke Huon of Burdeux (1882–7) liii. 180 As for the wager that I sholde wyn therby, I am content to relese it quyte. a1616 W. Shakespeare Taming of Shrew (1623) v. ii. 72 Hort. Content, what's the wager? Luc. Twentie crownes. View more context for this quotation 1617 F. Moryson Itinerary iii. 78 They never play at Dice, seldome at Cardes, and that for small wagers. 1682 O. Heywood Autobiogr., Diaries, Anecd. & Event Bks. (1881) II. 295 Several Lords laid wagers which could out swear one another. 1691 N. Luttrell Diary in Brief Hist. Relation State Affairs (1857) II. 207 They being grown so bold and insolent as to offer wagers that Cork will be out of our possession by the last of May. 1702 Lond. Post 7–9 Sept. 2/1 Great Wagers are laid in this City, that Cadix is already in our Hands. 1722 N. Blundell Diary (1895) 191 I layed a Waiger, and Mr. Jo. Poole held the stakes. 1758 S. Johnson Idler 20 May 49 By this performance, She won her wager. 1817 W. Selwyn Abridgem. Law Nisi Prius (ed. 4) II. 1296 It may be proper to state in what cases an action will lie for enforcing the payment of a wager. 1818 Ld. Byron Beppo xxvii. 14 Most men..Will back their own opinions by a wager. 1842 R. H. Barham Black Mousquetaire in Ingoldsby Legends 2nd Ser. 20 The Captains and Majors Began to lay wagers How far the Ghost part of the story was true. 1842 C. Dickens Amer. Notes I. vi. 221 There was a fire last night, there are two to-night, and you may lay an even wager there will be at least one, to-morrow. 1861 H. Mayhew London Labour (new ed.) III. 117/1 I won the match, and beat the dog by four minutes. The wager was five shillings, which I had. 1867 G. MacDonald Ann. Quiet Neighbourhood I. vii. 198 He would go down the underground stair..for the wager of a guinea. †b. The prize to be won in a contest. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > token of victory or supreme excellence > [noun] > prize prizea1275 wagerc1450 fee1488 premie?1548 premium1601 wed-feea1605 bravy1663 brabeum1676 premio1728 c1450 Brut ccxliv. 378 For our archers..schet þat day for a wager. 1513 G. Douglas in tr. Virgil Æneid v. Prol. 10 At the begynning, the wageouris by and by, And the rewardis, in myddis of the field Befoir thair ene war sett. 1546 T. Langley tr. P. Vergil Abridgem. Notable Worke ii. ix. 53 At the other ende was the wager sette, that they ranne for. 1575 G. Gascoigne Short Obseruation Coursing with Greyhoundes in Noble Arte Venerie 246 He that giueth most Cotes, or most turnes, winneth the wager. 1609 T. Dekker Guls Horne-bk. sig. F2^v And let any hooke draw you either to a Fencers supper, or to a Players that acts such a part for a wager. 1667 S. Pepys Diary 14 Apr. (1974) VIII. 167 There the girls did run for wagers over the bowling-green. figurative.1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VI f. clxvij For Kyng Henry..and Richard duke of Yorke..wresteled for the game, and stroue for the wager. 3. a. An agreement or contract under which each of the parties promises to give money or its equivalent to the other according to the issue of an uncertain event; a betting transaction. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > betting > [noun] > bet wager1548 bet1591 abetment1614 gamble1883 punt1965 1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VIII f. vii Certayn noble men made a wager to runne at the rynge. a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) i. xiv. sig. I7^v Loue and mischeefe hauing made a wager, which should haue most power in me. 1604 W. Shakespeare Hamlet iv. vii. 128 Wee'le make a solemne wager on your cunnings. View more context for this quotation a1616 W. Shakespeare Cymbeline (1623) i. iv. 164 I will fetch my Gold, and haue our two Wagers recorded. View more context for this quotation c1660 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1641 (1955) II. 65 One, who upon divers greate Wagers, went to & fro betweene that Citty & Antwerp on foote. 1725 D. Defoe New Voy. round World ii. 139 Wagers were very rife among us, who shou'd come first to the Shore of Patagonia. 1766 J. Burrow Rep. Court King's Bench 2 1171 There are many Conveniences from allowing valued Policies: But where they are used merely as a Cover to a Wager, they would be considered as an Evasion. 1778 F. Burney Evelina III. iii. 36 He..was interrupted by a call from the company, to discuss the affair of the wager. 1828 W. Scott Fair Maid of Perth v, in Chron. Canongate 2nd Ser. II. 162 I could venture to accept your wager, my lord,..but there is no time for foolery. 1868 J. E. T. Rogers Man. Polit. Econ. i. 5 If one man makes a wager with another, the occurrence of the event on which the wager depends, does involve loss and gain. †b. an equal, even wager, an even chance. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > chance or causelessness > [noun] > chance or opportunity > even chance jeopardyc1374 even lay1584 an equal, even wager1638 toss-up1809 turn-up1810 1638 W. Chillingworth Relig. Protestants i. iv. §57. 224 It were an even wager there were none such! 1706 T. Hearne Remarks & Coll. 25 Mar. (O.H.S.) I. 209 But 'tis an even Wager whether his Book proves himself or me a schismatick. 1742 E. Hoyle Short Treat. Game Whist xviii. 84 It being an equal Wager that your Partner has a better Card in that Suit, than the last Player. †c. to lie upon the wager: to be at stake. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > face danger [verb (intransitive)] > be in danger > be at risk or in a precarious position stacker1402 periclitate1581 to stand on a rolling stone1581 to lie upon the wager1590 tottera1616 concern1659 to tread on eggs, on delicate ground, on thin icea1734 tremblea1862 to skate over (or on) thin ice1897 to teeter on the brink1937 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene i. iii. sig. C3 Full fast she fled, ne euer lookt behynd, As if her life vpon the wager lay. d. An act of putting to hazard, a risk. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > [noun] > risk > act of putting to risk have-at-allc1575 jump1600 wager1855 1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. xviii. 220 Nothing could be more natural than that, for the very smallest chance of recovering the three kingdoms..he should be willing to stake what was not his own, the honour of the French arms..[etc.]. To a French statesman such a wager might well appear in a different light. e. A contest for a prize. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > dissent > competition or rivalry > [noun] > a contest or competition > for a prize wager1615 1615 G. Markham Countrey Contentments i. vii. 102 If you will prepare him [a greyhound] for match and wadger. 1834 John Bull 27 July 238/3 Putney Regatta... Twelve pairs of sculls were entered to compete for the prize (a purse of 20 sovereigns). It was what would be termed in the aquatic circles, a double-sculled wager, viz., two pairs in each boat. 4. Something on the issue of which bets are or may be laid; the subject of a bet or bets. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > betting > [noun] > subject of bet wagera1586 event1831 a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) ii. vii. sig. S4 Their ruine was the wager of the others contention. 1625 K. Long tr. J. Barclay Argenis v. xvii. 391 But what, thinks shee, if they cast Lots for mee, as for a trivial or base wager? 1678 W. Temple Let. to Hyde in Wks. (1731) II. 474 I would be glad likewise to know your Conjectures there, whether France will come to the Peace or no, without refusing any longer to evacuate the Towns, which is the present Wager current at Amsterdam. 1865 E. Burritt Walk to Land's End iv. 124 Every man and boy of these colored laborers was working as at a wager. Categories » 5. Law (now historical). The action of wage v. (see wage v. 4a, 4b): see Phrases. Phrases wager of battle n. Law (now historical). a challenge by a defendant to decide his guilt or innocence by single combat. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > trying or hearing of cause > [noun] > trial > trial by combat > challenge by defendant wager of battlea1625 a1625 H. Finch Law (1636) The Table Wager of battell shall not be by Cosins in a writ of right. 1716 W. Hawkins Pleas Crown (1726) ii. xlv. 427 He may counter~plead the Wager of Battel. 1768 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. III. xxii. 337 The trial by wager of battel. 1819 Act 59 Geo. III. c. 46 (title) An Act to abolish Appeals of Murder, Treason, Felony or other Offences, and Wager of Battel. in extended use.1824 M. R. Mitford Our Village I. 150 Having accepted the wager of battle, our champion began forthwith to collect his forces.1869 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest (1875) III. xi. 5 When Harold and William met face to face in the great wager of battle. wager of law n. Law (now historical). an offer to make oath of innocence or non-indebtedness, to be supported by the oaths of eleven compurgators. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > judging > clearing oneself > [noun] > wager of law wager of law1521 ley-gager1625 1521–2 Irish Act 13 Hen. VIII, c. 2 (1621) 73 The partie or parties defendants shall haue none essoine, protection, ne law wager. 1533 T. More Debellacyon Salem & Bizance ii. xv. f. xxxiii Lyke as in the wageour of a lawe, they shall not swere that the defendaunt oweth not the money, but that they byleue that he swereth treuth. 1536 Irish Act 28 Hen. VIII, c. 5 (1621) 102 Wherein no wager of law, essoine ne protection shall lye. 1628 E. Coke 1st Pt. Inst. Lawes Eng. §514. 293 b The like oath shall bee made in an Attaint and in battaile, and in wager of Law [Litt. en Battaile & en ley gager]. a1691 P. Ventris Rep. (1696) i. 261 In this case the Court overruled the Wager of Law. 1768 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. III. xxii. 341 A sixth species of trial is by wager of law, vadiatio legis. 1833 Act 3 & 4 William IV c. 42 §13 And be it further enacted, That no Wager of Law shall be hereafter allowed. incorrect use.1791 E. Burke Appeal New to Old Whigs 52 In this part, his defence will not be made by argument, but by wager of law. Compounds C1. General attributive, with the sense ‘done for a wager’. wager-fight n. ΚΠ 1826 H. Smith Tor Hill II. 283 The wager-fight between the English and Italians was to be a combat of three and three in succession. wager-shooting n. ΚΠ 1892 W. W. Greener Breech-loader 235 The ‘Red House’ at Battersea was..the favourite metropolitan resort for wager shooting. wager-smoking n. C2. wager-boat n. a light racing sculling-boat used in contests between single scullers. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessels propelled by oars or poles > [noun] > rowing boat > light or racing boat1829 torpid1838 wager-boat1844 skiff1845 slogger1852 whiff1859 gig1865 best boat1866 shell1867 ship1878 sculling four1885 rum-tum1891 Togger1891 1844 A. Smith Adventures Mr. Ledbury I. ix. 118 [He] began talking about the sweet wager-boat which his friend..had bought at Searle's. 1865 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend II. iv. i. 161 It was an amateur-sculler..in so light a boat that the Rogue remarked: ‘A little less on you, and you'd a'most ha' been a Wagerbut.’ wager-cup n. a ‘cup’ offered as a prize in a contest. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > token of victory or supreme excellence > [noun] > prize > other specific prize glaivec1380 cupc1640 pewter1814 banner1840 presentation cup1844 blue ribbon1860 ribbon1860 shield1868 special1872 wager-cup1878 presentation bowl1896 rose bowl1970 quaich1971 1878 W. J. Cripps Old Eng. Plate x. 292 The well-known cups, sometimes called ‘wager cups’, in the form of a woman holding a smaller cup over her head with outstretched arms. † wager-hall n. Obsolete ? the hall of the imaginary guild of betting men. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > betting > [noun] > betting place wager-hall1691 wagering-post1696 wager-office1723 betting-post1771 ring1775 betting room1793 betting ring1822 Tattersall1836 betting office1852 betting shop1852 betting-house1853 pool room1861 list shop1875 list house1902 tote-shop1906 silver ring1921 bookmaker1923 bookie1936 1691 J. Dryden King Arthur Prol. sig. A6^v Betts..[are] grown a common Trade for all, And Actions, by the News-Book, Rise and Fall. Wits, Cheats, and Fops, are free of Wager-Hall. wager-insurance n. = wager policy n. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > financial dealings > insurance > [noun] > insurance policy > specific types of policy fire policy1737 valued policy1737 life policy1751 wagering policy1766 wager policy1766 time policy1808 wager-insurance1824 voyage policy1848 ppi1895 floater1900 maintenance contract1915 death futures1993 1824 W. Benecke Treat. Indemnity in Marine Insurance 142 The statute 19 Geo. II. c. 37, by which wager insurances have been declared illegal. † wager-office n. Obsolete a place for recording wagers. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > betting > [noun] > betting place wager-hall1691 wagering-post1696 wager-office1723 betting-post1771 ring1775 betting room1793 betting ring1822 Tattersall1836 betting office1852 betting shop1852 betting-house1853 pool room1861 list shop1875 list house1902 tote-shop1906 silver ring1921 bookmaker1923 bookie1936 1723 D. Defoe Hist. Col. Jack (ed. 2) 65 One Stewart..kept a Wager Office, and Insurance. wager policy n. an insurance policy partaking of the nature of a wager; one taken out where the insured has no real interest in the thing insured (declared illegal by various statutes as a species of gambling). ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > financial dealings > insurance > [noun] > insurance policy > specific types of policy fire policy1737 valued policy1737 life policy1751 wagering policy1766 wager policy1766 time policy1808 wager-insurance1824 voyage policy1848 ppi1895 floater1900 maintenance contract1915 death futures1993 1766 J. Burrow Rep. Court King's Bench 2 1171 A valued Policy is not to be considered as a Wager Policy. 1787 J. A. Park Syst. Law Marine Insurances 294 Of Wager-Policies. 1913 M. Roberts Salt of Sea vi. 166 They'll pay premiums reckless and regardless 'ow Lloyd's runs rates up on 'em rapid when they starts wager policies on 'er. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2022). wagern.³ Brit. /ˈweɪdʒə/, U.S. /ˈweɪdʒər/ Etymology: < wage v. + -er suffix¹. rare. One who wages (war). ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > belligerent > [noun] militant1610 wager1611 belligerent1811 co-belligerent1813 1611 J. Speed Hist. Great Brit. ix. v. 453/2 But the wiser amongst them vnwilling to bee wagers of new warres..denied his request. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online December 2021). wagerv. Brit. /ˈweɪdʒə/, U.S. /ˈweɪdʒər/ Etymology: < wager n.² †1. intransitive. To contend for a prize. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > dissent > competition or rivalry > compete or rival [verb (intransitive)] > for a prize wager1574 1574 A. Golding tr. A. Marlorat Catholike Expos. Reuelation 42 None shall bee crowned sauing he that wagereth lawfully. 2. a. transitive. To stake or hazard (something of value) on the issue of an uncertain event or on some question to be decided, to bet. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > betting > bet on [verb (transitive)] > bet (money, etc.) laya1300 wed1362 to lay downc1430 setc1460 jeopardc1470 wage1484 holda1500 pary?a1505 to stake down1565 stake1591 gagec1598 bet?a1600 go1607 wagera1616 abet1617 impone1702 sport1706 stand1795 gamble1813 parlay1828 ante1846 to put on1890 plunge1919 a1616 W. Shakespeare Cymbeline (1623) v. vi. 182 Whereat, I..wager'd with him Peeces of Gold, 'gainst this, which then he wore Vpon his honour'd finger, to attaine In suite the place of's bed, and winne this Ring By hers, and mine Adultery. View more context for this quotation 1625 F. Bacon Apophthegmes in Wks. (1879) I. 326 He would wager twenty shillings with him upon that. 1674 Govt. Tongue xi. 201 He that will lay those [his truth and reputation] to stake upon every flying story, may as well wager his estate which way the wind will sit next morning. 1800 W. Wordsworth Brothers 283 I'd wager house and field That, if he is alive, he has it yet. 1828 W. Scott Fair Maid of Perth v, in Chron. Canongate 2nd Ser. II. 162 I will wager an hundred merks with you, that [etc.]. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. II. vi. 137 Everything dear to nations was wagered on both sides. 1887 A. C. Gunter Mr. Barnes xii. 85 The stake he plays for is not generally wagered on the tables of the Casino. b. figurative. To offer (one's head, etc.) as a pledge, guarantee, or forfeit. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > agreement > security > pledge or deposit as security [verb (transitive)] > one's life, honour, etc. wagec1430 gagec1547 pawna1566 engage1568 wager1640 parole1664 pledge1775 1640 J. Shirley Coronation i. sig. B4^v I beg the honour, for Eubulus cause To be ingag'd, if any for Macarius, Worthy to wager heart with mine, accept it. a1704 T. Brown Dialogue Oxf. Schollars in Wks. (1707) I. i. 4 I'le wager my Head against thee. 1832 H. Martineau Homes Abroad iv. 63 Ellen could give no better reason than that she could wager her life upon it. c. To offer to put to the issue of a contest, to venture. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > endanger [verb (transitive)] > put at risk > in the issue of a contest wager1819 1819 W. Scott Ivanhoe II. xi. 188 We hold ye as robbers and traitors, and will wager our bodies against ye in battle, siege, or otherwise. 1819 W. Scott Ivanhoe III. viii. 189 ‘That is but brief space,’ answered Rebecca, ‘for a stranger..to find one who will do battle, wagering life and honour for her cause.’ 3. a. intransitive. To offer or lay a wager, to make a bet. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > betting > bet [verb (intransitive)] laya1300 to lay wedc1330 stake1530 wager1604 bet1609 gamble1757 sport1760 invest1852 punt1887 1604 W. Shakespeare Hamlet iv. vii. 107 Weele..bring you in fine together And wager ore your heads. View more context for this quotation 1607 B. Jonson Volpone iv. i. sig. I2 If I had But one to wager with, I would lay odds, now, Hee tells me, instantly. View more context for this quotation 1722 R. Wodrow Corr. (1843) II. 647 It seems certain that an assassination was designed; and I hear the Jacobites..were wagering on it some weeks ago. 1819 W. Scott Legend of Montrose xiii, in Tales of my Landlord 3rd Ser. IV. 290 He hath wagered deeply for a son of Diarmid. b. With clause or infinitive: To make a wager, to bet that... ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > betting > bet [verb (intransitive)] > bet that wager1609 1609 W. Shakespeare Pericles xxi. 33 We haue a maid in Metiline, I durst wager would win some words of him. View more context for this quotation a1616 W. Shakespeare Othello (1622) iv. ii. 13 I durst my Lord, to wager she is honest, Lay downe my soule at stake. View more context for this quotation 1667 Leathermore: Advice conc. Gaming (1668) 8 I'le wager the Box shall have 1500l. of the Money, and that 18 of the 20 persons shall be losers. 1841 C. Dickens Barnaby Rudge ii. 241 I'll wager that your stopping here to-night would please him better than it would please me. 1848 G. F. Ruxton in Blackwood's Mag. 64 441 One may safely wager to see a dozen coyotes or prairie wolves loping round. 4. Misused for wage v. 7. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > working > labour supply > [verb (transitive)] > hire or employ hirec1000 i-bye10.. i-hirec1000 soldc1386 takea1400 retain1437 wage1465 conduct1476 fee1488 conduce1502 implya1533 entertain1572 enter1585 wager1592 to fill up1598 to take on1611 improve1640 to speak for ——a1688 employa1727 engage1753 ploy1871 to turn on1893 to book up1915 1592 Arden of Feversham i. i. 524 Indaunger not your selfe for such a Churle, But hyre some Cutter for to cut him short, And heer's ten pound to wager them withall. Derivatives ˈwagered adj. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > armed encounter > battlefield > [adjective] > contested well-fought1523 well-foughten1525 battled1810 wagered1876 society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > betting > [adjective] > on which bets are laid wagered1876 odds-on1888 1876 W. Morris tr. Virgil Æneids xii. 151 I may not look upon the fight, or see the wagered field. 1902 Westm. Gaz. 1 Apr. 6/3 Mr. John Alcock, aged sixty-two, yesterday walked backwards from Macclesfield market~place to the Crescent, Buxton,..15 min. 15 sec. under the wagered time. ˈwagering adj. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > betting > [adjective] wagering1823 1823 ‘J. Bee’ Slang at Wagers These are ‘wagering kiddies’—or fellows who lay quirking bets on equivocal subjects. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.¹c1420n.²1303n.³1611v.1574
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