disports
disports is the third-person singular simple present indicative of disport.
Meaning of disport
Verb
disport (third-person singular simple present disports, present participle disporting, simple past and past participle disported)
- To amuse oneself divertingly or playfully; in particular, to cavort or gambol.
- Afterward, as appeareth by Euſtachius, there was ſome Greekes diſported themſelues herein, as he which turned Atlas for his heauie burthen in ſupporting Heauen, to Talas, that is, Wretched; Arete, Vertue, into Erate, that is, Louely; Ilaros, Merrie, into Liaros, that is, warme.1629, M. N. [pseudonym; William Camden], “Anagrams”, in Remaines Concerning Brittaine: But Especially England, and the Inhabitants thereof: […], 4th edition, London: Printed by A[dam] I[slip] for...
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- Disports is the third-person singular simple present indicative of disport.
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