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Definition of Gleemen
1. gleeman [n] - See also: gleeman
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gleemen
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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