A Concise Dictionary of Middle English eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 648 pages of information about A Concise Dictionary of Middle English.

A Concise Dictionary of Middle English eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 648 pages of information about A Concise Dictionary of Middle English.

Gleu, adj. wise, S; see Gleaw.

Glew, sb. joy, glee, S3; see Gle.

Glew, sb. glue, MD; see Glu.

Gleyme, sb. slime, limus, gluten, Prompt.; gleym, subtlety, S3; gleme, viscus, Prompt, (n).

Gleymows, adj. slimy, viscosus, Prompt.; glaymous, HD.

Gleyre, sb. the white of an egg, C3, Prompt., Cath. (n); glayre, Cath.; glarye, Manip.—­OF. glaire, the white of an egg (Cotg.); Low Lat. glara (Voc.); Late Lat. clara ovi (Ducange); cp.  Sp. clara de huevo, also It. chiAira (Florio).

Gleyue, sb. sword, CM; glayue, SkD; glave, S3, ND; gleiue, SkD; gleave, Cotg., ND.—­OF., glaive; Lat. gladium (acc.)—­for the v in glaive, see Brachet (s.v. corvA(C)e).

Gliden, v. to glide, S; glyde, C2, C3; glydande, pr. p., walking, S2; glit, pr. s., MD; glad, pt. s., MD; glade, S2; glaid, S3; glod, MD, S2; glood, C2; glode, MD; gliden, pl., MD.; gliden, pp., MD.—­AS. glA-dan, pt. glAid (glidon), pp. gliden.

Glie, sb. music, S; see Gle.

Gliffen, v. to glance, spectare; gliffe, to look back, Manip.; gliff, to be scared, JD; glyfte, pt. s., MD.

Gliffni, v. to glance; gliffnyt, pt. s., S2.

Glod, pt. s. glided, S2., MD; glode, MD; glood, C2; see Gliden.

Glommen, v. to look glum, to frown, MD; glomben, MD; glowmbe, CM; glum, S3; gloom, ND; gloume, Manip.; glommede, pt. s., HD.—­Swed. glomma, to stare (Rietz).

Glopen, v. to look askance, MD; glop, to stare, HD; gloppen, to be startled, HD.  Cp.  Du. gluipen, to peep, sneak.

Glopnen, v. to look downcast, MD; glopnid, pp., frightened, S2.—­Icel. glApna.

Glorie, sb. glory, PP; glore, S3.—­AF. glorie; Lat. gloria.

Glose, sb. a gloss, comment, explanation, PP, Prompt., C2; glosis, pl., S3.—­OF. glose; Lat. glossa, a gloss; Gr. [Greek:  glhossa].

Glosen, v. to explain, flatter, deceive, PP, Prompt., S3, C2, C3; glosed, pt. s., spoke smoothly, S2; y-glosed, pp., C3.—­OF. gloser, to gloss, expound; Late Lat. glosare.  See above.

Glosynge, sb. an expounding, Prompt.; flattering, Prompt.; glosing, flattery, W.

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