Gamel
/ˈɡeɪməl/noun
An obsolete or dialectal English word meaning an old man or an aged person.
Did you know?Gamel is related to the ancient Germanic word behind Scandinavian gammal and German gammel, both meaning “old,” although it never survived as a common modern English word.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
Proto-Germanic
*gamalaz
“old, aged; an inherited Germanic adjective of uncertain deeper origin”
Old English
Old English
gamol
“old, aged, ancient”
Old Norse
Old Norse
gamall
“old or aged”
Middle English
Middle English
gamel
“old; an old man, especially in dialectal or obsolete usage”
Modern English
English
gamel
“an obsolete or dialectal term for an old man”