gaberlunzie

British

/ -ˈluːnjɪ, ˌɡæbəˈlʌnzɪ /

noun

Also called: gaberlunzie-man. archaic a wandering beggar

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Etymology

Origin of gaberlunzie

C16: variant of earlier gaberlungy

Example Sentences

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Why an old gaberlunzie man, who helped himself along going down hill with his stick behind him," said I. "

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"My curse, sir, has blasted the hopes of better men than either you or him," said the gaberlunzie, in an earthquake voice, and shivering with vehemence as he spoke.

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The farmer fled along the brae, and the gaberlunzie pursued, while the people at the fold were convulsed with laughter.

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But the gaberlunzie is lost too.

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So in early Scotch books we find zellow, ze, yat, yem = yellow, ye, that, them; and in Modern Scottish, such names as Menzies, Dalziel, Cockenzie, and the word gaberlunzie, in which the z stands for y.

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