gage

English

/ɡeɪd͡ʒ/

verb
Definitions
  • (obsolete) To give or deposit as a pledge or security; to pawn.
  • (archaic) To wager, to bet.
  • To bind by pledge, or security; to engage.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English gage derived from Middle French gager derived from Frankish *waddi, *wadi derived from Proto-Germanic *wadją (pledge, guarantee) root from Proto-Indo-European *wedʰ- (lead, pledge, redeem a pledge, bind, guarantee, bail).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*wedʰ-

Gloss

lead, pledge, redeem a pledge, bind, guarantee, bail

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

鉛

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