Middle English Dictionary Entry
gām(e)lī adv.
Entry Info
| Forms | gām(e)lī adv. |
| Etymology | From gāme . Also cp. OE gamenlīce. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Joyfully, gladly; playfully.
Associated quotations
- a1375(1335-1361) WPal.(KC 13)427 : Þat barn bad þe couherde to grete wel his gode wiif & gamely þer-after alle his freliche felawes.
- a1375(1335-1361) WPal.(KC 13)3383 : William..gamli to his gomes gan for to seie.
- c1400(?c1390) Gawain (Nero A.10)1079 : Þenne watz Gawan ful glad, and gomenly he laȝed.
- a1425(?a1400) Cloud (Hrl 674)87/19 : Gamenly [vr. gamely] be it seyde, I rede þat þu do þat in þee is, refreynyng þe rude & þe grete steryng of þi spirite.