Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gangrel

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.64 in modern English

Syllables: gan-grel
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tramp, vagrant, vagabond.

noun

A tall awkward fellow.

British usage

noun

A child just beginning to walk; toddler.

British usage; Archaic

Example Sentences

"Two men saw him on the road, and have recorded their experience. One was a gangrel, by name McNab, who was travelling from Gledsmuir to Allerkirk with a heavy pack on his back and a bowed head."

Etymology

From Middle English gangrel, equivalent to gang + -rel. Compare gangling.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: gangrel
Suffix: gang

Usage

British usage
Archaic

Inflected Forms

gangrels (plural) gangrell (alternative) gangerel (alternative)

Questions

What does gangrel mean?: A tramp, vagrant, vagabond.
Where does gangrel come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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