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gad(5) (iou)



gad verb1 intrans. [gad] Infl. -dd-. LME.
[Back-form. from GADLING noun1.]
Wander from place to place; rove about idly or in search of pleasure. (Foll. by about, abroad, out.) LME.
L. M. Montgomery You're not going to begin gadding about to concerts and staying out all hours of the night.
b. Esp. of cattle: rush madly about. obsolete exc. dial. M16.
fig. Wander or go astray in thought or desire. Now rare. L16.
Of an inanimate object: move about. L16-E17.
Of a plant: grow in a spreading or wayward manner, straggle. M17.
gadder noun M16.