The Collaborative International Dictionary
Gangrel \Gan"grel\, a. [Cf. Gang, v. i.]
Wandering; vagrant. [Scot.]
--Sir W. Scott.
Wiktionary
n. 1 A vagrant. 2 (context UK dialectal English) A tall awkward fellow. 3 A child just beginning to walk, toddler. 4 (context dialectal Scotland English) A tramp, vagrant, vagabond.
Wikipedia
David William Heath (born February 16, 1969) is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) from 1998 to 2001 and intermittently throughout the mid-2000s under the ring name Gangrel.
Gangrel may refer to:
- Gangrel (magazine), a British literary magazine of the 1940s
- Gangrel (wrestler) (born 1969), ring name for American professional wrestler David Heath
- A fictional clan of vampires in the role-playing game Vampire: The Masquerade
Gangrel was a short-lived literary magazine published in the United Kingdom. It was edited by J. B. Pick and Charles Neill.
Running to a total of four issues, it included articles by Alfred Perles, Henry Miller, Robert Simpson, Neil M. Gunn, Rayner Heppenstall and George Orwell, as well as poems by Lawrence Durrell, R. S. Thomas, James Kirkup and Kenneth Patchen.
Orwell's famous essay " Why I Write" appeared in the last issue (Summer 1946).
Usage examples of "gangrel".
Each change of direction kept from him that much longer the instant when his claws and fangs would tear into the flesh of Owain Evans, and Nicholas would reclaim stolen Gangrel vitae.
They had been trying nights, sneaking around outside the Evans estate, secretly observing the beastly Gangrel that had shown up.
Pierre hugged the shadows as the Gangrel he had been following loped off into the night.
Perhaps Pierre should follow, but he wanted to see what the Gangrel had found so interesting amidst the ruins of the burned church.
Besides, Pierre still was not convinced that following a Gangrel was the wisest of activities.
So if the Gangrel happened to slip away while Pierre was examining this important scene, that would be just too bad.
Hoping for an uneventful evening, devoid specifically of Gangrel, Pierre had been singularly dismayed when he saw the wolf figure appear before the estate and lithely leap the brick wall.
Shortly thereafter, the Gangrel had leapt back out, this time in its more human form, able to pass as kine among the uninitiated.
The Gangrel had seemed agitated, constantly pausing to scrape at the earth or sniff the air.
The Gangrel had maintained a steady but nondemanding pace, leading Pierre through section after section of the city.
Eventually they had made their way to Reynoldstown, where the Gangrel had busied itself amidst the rubble of the burned church.
He had also decided that every step he followed the Gangrel provided another chance to be discovered, and he judiciously chose not to push his luck.
Pierre waited long enough to be sure that the Gangrel had moved far along.
Pierre tentatively climbed over to where the Gangrel had spent the most time.
He remained there for a moment, eyes closed, arms covering his head, expecting the Gangrel to tear into him any instant.