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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Gam, n.1 [ME. gam, gamme (13th c.), var. of Game n. with short vowel from the inflected forms gamne(s.] Game, sport. Also with a or in pl.(1) a1500 Henr. Fab. 1060.
As thai war carpand … And all the Court in merines and in gam [: lam]
1501 Doug. Pal. Hon. i. 55.
Now wo, now weill, … Now gam, now gram
c1500-c1512 Dunb. xxxii. 4 (M).
Ane tod wes with ane lam, And with hir plaid and maid grit gam
1513 Doug. iv. Prol. 159.
Lat ws in ryot leif, in sport and gam
Ib. v. Prol. 7.
Ȝong folk thame schurtis with gam, solace, and play
1531 Bell. Boece I. 205.
Quhen the faid had brocht in the wolf … , the skry arais, and ilk man went to his gam
a1570-86 Maitl. F. cxxix. 71.
Than gam [B. game] and gle gaynis not for thé
(2) c1420 Wynt. viii. 5949.
With swylk gammys solasand He rade offt blythly throw his land
?1438 Alex. ii. 7610.
I am in euenture for to by Thair gammis and thair droury
1457 Acts Jas. II March 6.
That men … past thre scoir ȝeiris sal vse vther honest gammys
c1500-c1512 Dunb. lv. 19.
Sum … hes forsaekin all sic gammis [: rammis]
1513 Doug. i. Prol. 174.
The lusty gammys and plays palustrall
1533 Boece vi. xii. 209.
Thir Pichtis war expert in casting the dart and … war intertenyit be the king to that gam mekill gevin
1536 Lynd. Answ. Flyting 36.
Beleif richt weill, it is ane bydand gam
1562 Edinb. B. Rec. III. 134.
Vnleissum gammis … quhilk may disquiet the communite
1595 St. A. Kirk S. 807.
That na persoun … be fund nor sein, tyme of sermone, … at playis nor gammis

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