goyrl

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Definitions

  • n. Fate, destiny.

Example Sentences

  • "In my imagination I clearly saw how each person's guardian angel (sar), the overseer (memune) of his fate (goyrl), read aloud to the judges what was written on his page." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • Y גורל goyrl

      • Who Uses This

      • Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older
      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).

      Alternative Spellings

      goirl, goyrel, goirel

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