- gleòman
- a silly, stupid fellow, Irish gleodhmán:
Etymological dictionary of the Gaelic language. Alexander Gairm Publications. 1982.
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Gleoman — A musician; often used specifically of a musician who performed on a harp. The anglicised form gleeman came to indicate a minstrel. The word came later to refer to a part song. [< OldEngl. gleo = entertainment, music + man] Cf. Fableor … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
gleeman — noun Etymology: Middle English gleman, from Old English glēoman, from glēo + man man Date: before 12th century jongleur … New Collegiate Dictionary
gleeman — /glee meuhn/, n., pl. gleemen. (in medieval times) an itinerant singer; minstrel. [bef. 900; ME; OE gleoman. See GLEE1, MAN] * * * … Universalium
minstrel — /min streuhl/, n. 1. a medieval poet and musician who sang or recited while accompanying himself on a stringed instrument, either as a member of a noble household or as an itinerant troubadour. 2. a musician, singer, or poet. 3. one of a troupe… … Universalium
Fableor — Successor of the wandering minstrel, the fableor told stories without musical accompaniment. [< Lat. fabulor = to talk, tell a story] Cf. Gleoman; Troubadour … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
gleeman — [glē′mən] n. pl. gleemen [glē′mən] [ME gleman < OE gleoman: see GLEE & MAN] Obs. a medieval minstrel … English World dictionary
gleeman — ˈglēmən noun (plural gleemen) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English glēoman, from glēo entertainment, music + man : a medieval usually itinerant professional entertainer (as in England or Scotland) who sang songs often to his own… … Useful english dictionary
