Etymology

gleeman

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Today it means: A professional singer, bard, or other entertainer. Full definition →

Middle English gleman ← Old English glēomann
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  1. Old English · inherited fromglēomann
  2. Middle English · inherited fromgleman
  3. English todaygleeman

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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