gaberlunzie

gaberlunzie
gab·er·lun·zie

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  • Gaberlunzie — IPA| [gabər lun(j)i] is a medieval Scots word for a licensed beggar. The name may derive from the wallet that such people carry, but there is no other known derivation. The word appears in several of Sir Walter Scott s books. It can be spelled… …   Wikipedia

  • gaberlunzie — [gab΄ər lun′zē, gab΄ərlo͞on′yē] n. 〚Scot; printing form of gaberlunyie (with printed z for y as in pers. name Menzies) < ?〛 a wandering beggar * * * …   Universalium

  • gaberlunzie — [gab΄ər lun′zē, gab΄ərlo͞on′yē] n. [Scot; printing form of gaberlunyie (with printed z for y as in pers. name Menzies) < ?] a wandering beggar …   English World dictionary

  • GABERLUNZIE —    a licensed beggar, or any of the mendicant class, so called from the wallet he carried …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

  • gaberlunzie — A wandering beggar or a harmless hobo …   Grandiloquent dictionary

  • gaberlunzie — ˌgabərˈlənzi, lin , archaic lün(y)i noun ( s) Etymology: earlier gaberlungy 1. Scotland : beggar, mendicant; …   Useful english dictionary

  • James V, King Of Scotland — (1512 1542)    Born at the Linlithgow Palace, West Lothian, he succeeded his father, who was killed at the Battle of Flodden (near Berwick on Tweed) in 1513. Scotland then became caught in the grip of a power struggle between the pro French… …   British and Irish poets

  • Yogh — Not to be confused with the unrelated ʒ. For the rune transcribed as ȝ , see Gyfu. The letter yogh (latinx|Ȝ latinx|ȝ; Middle English: latinx|ȝogh) was used in Middle English and Middle Scots, representing y (IPA|/j/) and various velar phonemes.… …   Wikipedia

  • Colonsay — For other places with the same name, see Colonsay (disambiguation). Colonsay Location …   Wikipedia

  • James Ballantine — (June 11, 1808 – December 18, 1877) was an artist and author.Born in Edinburgh, he began life as a house painter. He studied art and became one of the first to revive the art of glass painting, on which subject he wrote a treatise. He was the… …   Wikipedia

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