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

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gangrel

In any case, he hath his kin and long descent full often in his mouth, while I am but a gangrel body.

From The Well at the World's End: a tale by Morris, William

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

From Salute to Adventurers by Buchan, John

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? 

From The Water of the Wondrous Isles by Morris, William

And terrors that Tartarus bred Assail each kingdom treblefold: A gangrel clan that someone flayed, Skirr thro' the dungeoned halls in flight And seek the caverns of the dead.

From Betelguese A Trip Through Hell by de Esque, Jean

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