Etymograph

English

gaybeseen

From gay + beseen.

A compound of gay + beseen

Old French gai ‘joyful, merry’

Middle English gay ‘joyous’

English gay

Middle English besene

English beseen

Today it means

adj Richly adorned, showy, or sportive-looking; in brave or gallant dress.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / gaybeseen