gangrel

[ gang-gruhl, -ruhl ]

/ ˈgæŋ grəl, -rəl /

Save This Word!

noun British Dialect.

a lanky, loose-jointed person.

a wandering beggar; vagabond; vagrant.

QUIZ

ARE YOU A TRUE BLUE CHAMPION OF THESE "BLUE" SYNONYMS?

We could talk until we're blue in the face about this quiz on words for the color "blue," but we think you should take the quiz and find out if you're a whiz at these colorful terms.

Question 1 of 8

Which of the following words describes “sky blue”?

navy

beryl

azure

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Meet Grammar Coach

Write or paste your essay, email, or story into Grammar Coach and get grammar help

Improve Your Writing

Meet Grammar CoachImprove Your Writing

Origin of gangrel

1300–50; Middle English; See gang¹, -rel; cf. gangling

Words nearby gangrel

gangplank, gang plough, gang plow, gangpunch, gang rape, gangrel, gangrene, gangrenous stomatitis, gang saw, gangsta, gangsta rap

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2021

How to use gangrel in a sentence

But tell me, good Gerard, how it is that thou art so willing to leave kith and kin to follow a gangrel wife along the ways?
The Water of the Wondrous Isles|William Morris
The female replied in his stead, 'O aye, sir—troth we have a partner—a gangrel body like oursells.
Red Gauntlet|Sir Walter Scott
Is it a wonder that very soon we had the slouch of the gangrel and the cunning aspect of the thief?
John Splendid|Neil Munro
It happened once that some gangrel women came to Lithend from Bergthorsknoll; they were great gossips and rather spiteful tongued.
The story of Burnt Njal|Anonymous

And what gangrel loon is this that ye are bringing to the door by the hand?
Cleg Kelly, Arab of the City|S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett

British Dictionary definitions for gangrel

gangrel

/ (ˈɡæŋɡrəl, ˈɡæŋrəl) /

noun Scot archaic, or literary

a wandering beggar

a child just able to walk; toddler

Word Origin for gangrel

C16: from Old English gangan to go 1

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012