GERUNDS
Noun
gerunds
plural of gerund
Anagrams
• nudgers
Source: Wiktionary
GERUND
Ger"und, n. Etym: [L. gerundium, fr. gerere to bear, carry, perform.
See Gest a deed, Jest.] (Lat. Gram.)
1. A kind of verbal noun, having only the four oblique cases of the
singular number, and governing cases like a participle.
2. (AS. Gram.)
Definition: A verbal noun ending in -e, preceded by to and usually denoting
purpose or end; -- called also the dative infinitive; as, "Ic hæbbe
mete tĂ´ etanne" (I have meat to eat.) In Modern English the name has
been applied to verbal or participal nouns in -ing denoting a
transitive action; e. g., by throwing a stone.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition