gager

See also: Gager

English

Etymology

gage + -er

Noun

gager (plural gagers)

  1. (US) Alternative spelling of gauger

Further reading

Anagrams

French

Etymology

From gage or from Old French guagier, itself from guage or from a derivative of Frankish *waddī, *wadja, possibly through a Vulgar Latin intermediate *wadiare from *wadium. Compare English to wage and wager, which came from the same source via an Anglo-Norman/Old Northern French variant.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡa.ʒe/
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Verb

gager

  1. to guarantee
  2. to wager or bet

Conjugation

This is a regular -er verb, but the stem is written gage- before endings that begin with -a- or -o- (to indicate that the -g- is a "soft" /ʒ/ and not a "hard" /ɡ/). This spelling-change occurs in all verbs in -ger, such as neiger and manger.

Further reading

Middle English

Noun

gager

  1. Alternative form of gauger
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