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Rand and Mat and their gleeman companion Thom have a more eventful, and tragic, road ahead of them.—Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 26 Nov. 2021
Word History
Etymology
Middle English gleman, from Old English glēoman, from glēo + man man
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of gleeman was
before the 12th century
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