gage vs undertake

gage

verb
  • To bind by pledge, or security; to engage. 

noun
  • A subspecies of plum, Prunus domestica subsp. italica. 

  • Something, such as a glove or other pledge, thrown down as a challenge to combat (now usually figurative). 

undertake

verb
  • To commit oneself (to an obligation, activity etc.). 

  • To pass a slower moving vehicle on the curbside rather than on the side closest to oncoming traffic. 

  • To take upon oneself; to start, to embark on (a specific task etc.). 

noun
  • The passing of slower traffic on the curbside rather than on the side closest to oncoming traffic. 

How often have the words gage and undertake occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )