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gamen, n.n: amusement, merriment, joy, pleasure, entertainment. (GAH-men / ˈga-mɛn)

Medieval manuscript image of three people playing a game with gold balls, the person on the right getting ready to roll a ball towards the person on the left.
Romance of Alexander illustrated by Jehan de Grise, 1338-1410; Bodleian Library, MS Bodl. 264, f. 63r. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]

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