wage

*wadją (Proto-Germanic)

Wager, stake, pledge.

*waddi (Frankish)

*wadjōną (Proto-Germanic)

To wager, to pledge.

*waddī (Frankish)

Wager, stake, pledge.

*weddōn (Frankish)

wadium (Latin)

(Medieval Latin) death certificate. (Medieval Latin) legal contract. (Medieval Latin) marriage contract. (Medieval Latin) mortgage. (Medieval Latin) pledge. (Medieval Latin) salary, wage. (Medieval Latin) will.

waigier (Old French)

wadio (Latin)

(Medieval Latin) I contract. (Medieval Latin) I guarantee. (Medieval Latin) I mortgage. (Medieval Latin) I pay a fine. (Medieval Latin) I take hostage.

guagier (Old French)

wagier (Old Northern French)

wagen (Middle English)

wage (English)

(obsolete, legal, UK) To give security for the performance of.. (transitive) To adventure, or lay out, for hire or reward; to hire out.. (transitive) To conduct or carry out (a war or other contest).. (transitive, obsolete) To employ for wages; to hire.. (transitive, obsolete) To expose oneself to, as a risk; to incur, as a danger; to venture; to hazard.. (transitive, obsolete) To wager, bet.