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Gerund n. (Lat. Gram.)

A kind of verbal noun, having only the four oblique cases of the singular number, and governing cases like a participle.

In Modern English, the -ing form of a verb, when functioning as a noun; as, running is good for the heart.

(AS. Gram.) A verbal noun ending in -e, preceded by to and usually denoting purpose or end; called also the dative infinitive; as, "Ic haebbe mete tô etanne" (I have meat to eat.).

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Etymology of 'Gerund'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... the genitive of the gerund. It modifies facultas. The gerund corresponds to the English verbal ...

— Ritchie's Fabulae Faciles - A First Latin Reader • John Kirtland, ed.

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