A dialectal word, possibly referring to a gutter, watercourse, or a disreputable person; archaic and rarely used.
Uncertain etymology; possibly from Old Norse or Old English roots related to gorge (a narrow valley) or to water flow. Regional dialect word of disputed origin.
Words like 'gorrel' remind us that dictionaries capture only a fraction of language use—many dialect words vanished without leaving clear etymological trails, erased by standardized spelling and education.
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