gangrel

American  

[gang-gruhl, -ruhl] / ˈgæŋ grəl, -rəl /

noun

British Dialect.

1. a lanky, loose-jointed person.

2. a wandering beggar; vagabond; vagrant.

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gangrel British  

/ ˈɡæŋrəl, ˈɡæŋɡrəl /

noun

1. a wandering beggar

2. a child just able to walk; toddler

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Etymology

Origin of gangrel

1300–50; Middle English; See gang ¹, -rel; cf. gangling

Example Sentences

"I'm a chief's man noo, and I'll harbour nae gangrel loons on the lands o' Kennedy."

From Bog-Myrtle and Peat Tales Chiefly of Galloway Gathered from the Years 1889 to 1895 by Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford)

These men we took at first for mere gangrel felons and outcasts from their own folk: though there were some who spoke against that from the beginning.

From The Roots of the Mountains; Wherein Is Told Somewhat of the Lives of the Men of Burgdale by Morris, William

"Some gangrel body, precious Mr. John," he said.

From Salute to Adventurers by Buchan, John

There's little mair to tell," he said, "for a gangrel life is nane o' the liveliest.

From The Moon Endureth: Tales and Fancies by Buchan, John

The female replied in his stead, 'O aye, sir—troth we have a partner—a gangrel body like oursells.

From Redgauntlet by Scott, Walter, Sir