gleeman

n. 吟游诗人

发音

/ˈɡliːmən/

词形变化

gleemen 复数 gleemen

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A professional singer, bard, or other entertainer.

    历史

    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.

词源

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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