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Gleeman
UK
/ˈɡliːmən/
US
/ˈɡlimən/
Translation of "gleeman" into Russian
Definitions
gleeman
Noun
UK
/ˈɡliːmən/
US
/ˈɡlimən/
In Old English and early medieval England, an itinerant minstrel who sang, played music, and recited poetry for entertainment and reward.
The wandering gleeman earned his supper by singing heroic lays in the mead-hall.
(Archaic, broader) Any singer, musician, or poet who performs for an audience; a minstrel.
He fancied himself a modern gleeman, delighting friends with ballads and verse.