Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gaberlunzie

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gaber-lun-zie
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A licensed beggar.

noun

A pouch carried by a strolling beggar.

Example Sentences

"Better say naething about the laird, my man, and tell me instead, what sort of a chap ye are that are sae ready to cleik in with an auld gaberlunzie fiddler?"
"Blythe be the auld Gaberlunzie man Wi' his wallet o' wit, he fills a' the lan'; Wi' his blinks o' fun, and his blauds o' lear, O' a'thing that's gude he has walth to spare;"
"It is true mendicancy was limited by Act of Parliament, Kirk-Sessions also restricting it and giving badges to the gaberlunzies within their bounds; but it must have been very difficult to keep them within parochial limits."

Etymology

Borrowed from Scots gaberlunzie, of unknown origin.

Inflected Forms

gaberlunzies (plural) gaberlunyie (alternative)

Questions

What does gaberlunzie mean?: A licensed beggar.
Where does gaberlunzie come from?: Borrowed from Scots gaberlunzie, of unknown origin.

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