Definition of Gleemen

1. Noun. (plural of gleeman) ¹

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Definition of Gleemen

1. gleeman [n] - See also: gleeman

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gleemen

gleecraft
gleed
gleeds
gleeful
gleefull
gleefully
gleefulness
gleefulnesses
gleeing
gleek
gleeked
gleeking
gleeks
gleeless
gleeman
gleemen (current term)
gleen
gleened
gleening
gleens
glees
gleesome
gleet
gleeted
gleetier
gleetiest
gleeting
gleets
gleety
gleewoman

Literary usage of Gleemen

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The History of the Anglo-Saxons: From the Earliest Period to the Norman Conquest by Sharon Turner (1852)
"... or gleemen, are noticed as frequenting the monasteries : "There are the dice, there are dancing and singing, even to the very middle of the night. ..."

2. A History of German Literature by William Scherer (1906)
"Besides kings, princes, and nobles the gleemen also sang the praises of remarkable ... Some of these gleemen themselves sprang from the ranks of the clergy. ..."

3. The Sports and Pastimes of the People of England: Including the Rural and by Joseph Strutt (1876)
"Other Performances by gleemen.—VIII. The Harp an Instrument of Music much used by the Saxons.— IX. The Norman Minstrels, and their different Denominations, ..."

4. The History of England from the Earliest Period to the Death of Elizabeth by Sharon Turner (1836)
"... or gleemen, are noticed as frequenting the monasteries: " There are the dice, there are dancing and singing, even to the very middle of the night. ..."

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