Gerund(n.) A kind of verbal noun, having only the four oblique cases of the singular number, and governing cases like a participle.
Gerund(n.) A verbal noun ending in -e, preceded by to and usually denoting purpose or end; -- called also the dative infinitive; as, \"Ic haebbe mete to 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.
Gerundive(a.) Pertaining to, or partaking of, the nature of the gerund; gerundial.
Gerundive(n.) The future passive participle; as, amandus, i. e., to be loved.
Gerundively(adv.) In the manner of a gerund; as, or in place of, a gerund.
Words within gerundives