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gleeman

[ glee-muhn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural glee·men.

gleeman

/ ˈɡliːmən /

Origin of gleeman¹

before 900; Middle English; Old English glēoman. See glee ¹, -man

The others are Fritz and Rudolph and Wiglaf, the gleeman, in a fantastic garb faded and tattered.

Beer for the lads of the forest, mead for the gleeman, strong waters for the tinker, and wine for the rest.

The others, however, drew closer, leaving the place of honor to the right of the gleeman to the free-handed new-comer.

"Methinks I have some remembrance of the lilt," remarked the gleeman, running his fingers over the strings.

There was a wandering gleeman who came into the marketplace on the hill top, and we stood and listened to him.

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