goyrl
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)
Languages of Origin
- Textual Hebrew
- Yiddish
Etymology
Y גורל goyrl
- Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older
- Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage
- North America
- Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).
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Alternative Spellings
goirl, goyrel, goirel
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