Gambol

Morpheme

Gambol

Type

free base

Denotation

frolic, merrymaking, skip about

Etymology

from gambolde; Middle French gambade, from gambe, variant of jambe; Old French jambe; Latin gamba, camba; Ancient Greek kampḗ

Evidence

gambol, gamboled, gamboling, gambolled, gamboller, gambolling, gambols

Notes

<l> need not double (but can), especially with inflectional suffixes

See Also

Gamb