I am looking for a glossary of words needed for a reading project of The Hobbit. Only word not able to find is "jest"

I'm pretty sure "jest" in the Hobbit means the same thing as jest today. It is a joke or humorous turn. Did he need to find the actual sentence in the book?

"Weariness fell from him soon in that house, and he had many a merry jest and dance, early and late, with elves of the valley."

This is the sentence from the Hobbit.