Gambol
/ˈɡæm.bəl/noun
To skip or leap about playfully.
Did you know?Gambol comes through English from a word meaning a playful leap or caper, and it has long been used for animals and children moving with exuberant, almost ritual energy.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*kap-
“to seize, grasp, or take hold”
Latin
Latin
capere
“to take, seize”
Late Latin
Latin
capriolare
“to leap like a goat”
Old French
Old French
gambade
“a leap or bound”
Middle English
English
gambolen
“to leap or frolic”
Modern English
English
gambol
“to skip or leap about playfully”
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