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It means having fun, hunting, shooting, fishing etc. It comes from Middle English game, gamen, gammen, from Old English gamen ‎(“sport, joy, mirth, pastime, game, amusement, pleasure”).

Hence a game bird is one which is shot for amusement, a game larder is a place where such birds are hung and stored.

From Wiktionary's etymology section, it means having fun, hunting, shooting, fishing etc. It comes from Middle English game, gamen, gammen, from Old English gamen ‎(“sport, joy, mirth, pastime, game, amusement, pleasure”).

Hence a game bird is one which is shot for amusement, a game larder is a place where such birds are hung and stored.

It means hunting, shooting, fishing etc. It comes from Middle English game, gamen, gammen, from Old English gamen ‎(“sport, joy, mirth, pastime, game, amusement, pleasure”).

Hence a game bird is one which is shot for amusement, a game larder is a place where such birds are hung and stored.

It means having fun, hunting, shooting, fishing etc. It comes from Middle English game, gamen, gammen, from Old English gamen ‎(“sport, joy, mirth, pastime, game, amusement, pleasure”).

Hence a game bird is one which is shot for amusement, a game larder is a place where such birds are hung and stored.

It means having hunting, shooting, fishing etc. It comes from Middle English game, gamen, gammen, from Old English gamen ‎(“sport, joy, mirth, pastime, game, amusement, pleasure”).

Hence a game bird is one which is shot for amusement, a game larder is a place where such birds are hung and stored.

It means hunting, shooting, fishing etc. It comes from Middle English game, gamen, gammen, from Old English gamen ‎(“sport, joy, mirth, pastime, game, amusement, pleasure”).

Hence a game bird is one which is shot for amusement, a game larder is a place where such birds are hung and stored.