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 ger·und /ˈʤɛrənd/
 動名詞

 Ger·und n.  Lat. Gram.
 1. A kind of verbal noun, having only the four oblique cases of the singular number, and governing cases like a participle.
 3. AS. Gram. A verbal noun ending in -e, preceded by to and usually denoting purpose or end; -- called also the dative infinitive; as, “Ic hæbbe mete tô =\etanne”\= (I have meat to eat.).
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 gerund
      n : a noun formed from a verb (such as the `-ing' form of an
          English verb when used as a noun)