Definition
A vagrant or wandering beggar; someone who moves from place to place without a permanent home.
Etymology
From Scottish English, possibly from 'gang' (to go) + Old Norse elements. The word emerged in Middle Scots dialect to describe wanderers and itinerants, reflecting social mobility and displacement in medieval Scottish society.
Kelly Says
In Scottish folklore, 'gangrels' were so common that they became characters in stories and ballads—real people forced to wander because of poverty, but also sometimes portrayed as mysterious figures in literature.
Translations
ARالعربية
gangrel
gan-grel
BNবাংলা
গ্যাংগ্রেল
gaeng-grel
CACatalà
gangrel
gan-grel
CSČeština
gangrel
gan-grel
DEDeutsch
Gangrel
gan-grel
ELΕλληνικά
gangrel
gan-grel
ESEspañol
gangrel
gan-grel
FRFrançais
gangrel
gan-grel
HIहिन्दी
गैंग्रेल
gaeng-rel
HUMagyar
gangrel
gan-grel
IDBahasa Indonesia
gangrel
gan-grel
ITItaliano
gangrel
gan-grel
MSBahasa Melayu
gangrel
gan-grel
MYမြန်မာ
gangrel
gan-grel
NLNederlands
gangrel
gan-grel
PLPolski
gangrel
gan-grel
PTPortuguês
gangrel
gan-grel
RORomână
gangrel
gan-grel
RUРусский
гангрел
gan-grel
SVSvenska
gangrel
gan-grel
SWKiswahili
gangrel
gan-grel
TAதமிழ்
கங்கிரெல்
kaang-irel
TEతెలుగు
గంగ్రెల్
gan-grel
TRTürkçe
gangrel
gan-grel
UKУкраїнська
гангрел
gan-grel
VITiếng Việt
gangrel
gan-grel