- gadeling
- , sb. == lit. ‘companion;’ thence afterwards a term of reproach, vagabond. RG. 310. See Gloss. Rem. to Laȝ. iii. 485. AS. gædeling
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Gaden — (altdeutsch), 1) die Grenzen eines Guts; 2) so v.w. Stockwerke; 3) Gemach, Hütte; 4) Gehülfe, Gesellschafter; daher Ehegade, so v.w. Ehegatten; Gadeling, ein Verwandter; Gademer, ein Beisasse … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
gad — gad1 gadder, n. gaddingly, adv. /gad/, v., gadded, gadding, n. v.i. 1. to move restlessly or aimlessly from one place to another: to gad about. n. 2. the act of gadding. [1425 75; late ME gadden, perh. back formation from gadeling companion in… … Universalium
gad — [gæd] v past tense and past participle gadded present participle gadding gad about/around phr v [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: Probably frpm gadling person who goes along with you, wanderer (11 18 centuries), from Old English gAdeling] informal to go… … Dictionary of contemporary English
gad — {{11}}gad (n.) goad, metal rod, early 13c., from O.N. gaddr spike, nail, from P.Gmc. *gadaz pointed stick (see YARD (Cf. yard) (n.2)). {{12}}gad (v.) to rove about, mid 15c., perhaps a back formation from Middle English gadeling (O.E. gædeling)… … Etymology dictionary
gad — gad1 [gad] vi. gadded, gadding [LME gadden, to hurry, ? back form. < gadeling, companion in arms < OE gædeling: for IE base see GATHER] to wander about in an idle or restless way, as in seeking amusement n. an act of gadding: chiefly in the … English World dictionary
