gleeman

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
10
Words With Friends
14
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈɡliːmən/

Definition of gleeman

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (historical)A professional singer, bard, or other entertainer.
    “The ancient Celts carefully distinguished the poet, who was originally a priest and judge as well and whose person was sacrosanct, from the mere gleeman.”
    ““One truth would I set high above all others,” repeated the gleeman.”

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Etymology

From Middle English gleman, gleoman, from Old English glēomann, glīġman, corresponding to glee (“music; minstrelsy; entertainment”) + man. Cognate with Scots gle-man, gleman (“gleeman, minstrel”).

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