glegadj.

Brit.

/ɡlɛɡ/, U.S.

/ɡlɛɡ/, Scottish English

/ɡlɛɡ/

Origin: A borrowing from early Scandinavian. Etymon: Norse glegg-r.

Etymology: < Old Norse glegg-r, gloggr, glǫggr clear, clear-sighted = Gothic *glaggwu-s (compare the adverb glaggwuba carefully) < Old Germanic *glawwu- , whence also Old High German glau , klau , Old Saxon glau , Old English gléaw wise, clever, glew adj. (compare Old Norse dǫgg = dew n., hǫggva = hew v.).

northern and Scottish.

a. Quick in perception by any of the senses; esp. quick-eyed, sharp-sighted. Chiefly with defining phrase, as gleg of the eye, gleg of touch.

ΚΠ

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Gött.) l. 13448 Es na foul sua gleg of ei.

a1449 W. Bower in Fordun's Scotichron. (1759) II. 376 Wyth prik ȝoukand eeris, as the awsk gleg.

c1540 J. Bellenden in tr. H. Boece Hyst. & Cron. Scotl. sig. Ciij Thir mussillis ar sa doyn gleg of twiche and heryng, that [etc.].

1808–80 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Gleg of the ee, sharp-sighted. ‘Gleg o' the glour,’ Loth.

1858 M. Porteous Real Souter Johnny (ed. 2) 11 He was..As gleg's a hawk.

b. Of the eye: Quick, sharp.

ΚΠ

1755 R. Forbes tr. Ovid Ajax his Speech (new ed.) 17 The gods tho look on mortal men Wi' eyn baith just and gleg.

1795 R. Burns Poems & Songs (1968) II. 800 Gleg as light are lover's een.

1837 R. Nicoll Poems (1842) 138 I've glour'd at her aft wi' a gleg e'e.

2. Quick in action or movement; sharp, smart. gleg at, quick or clever at (doing something); gleg at (of) the uptake, quick in understanding a thing; gleg at or with, quick or clever in using.

ΚΠ

1755 A. Ramsay Epist. to J. Clerk 46 When interest points, he's gleg and gare, And will at naithing stop or stand.

1773 R. Fergusson Poems 91 He's a man weel vers'd in a' the laws..An' ay right gleg..At sattlin o' a nice or kittle point.

1814 W. Scott Waverley II. xix. 288 He's gleg aneuch at the broadsword and target.

1816 W. Scott Old Mortality vii, in Tales of my Landlord 1st Ser. II. 156 Every body's no sae gleg at the uptake as ye are yoursel, mither.

1821 J. Galt Ayrshire Legatees x. 286 The drivers were so gleg and impudent, that it was worse than martyrdom to come with them.

1844 W. H. Maxwell Wanderings in Highlands & Islands I. ix. 179 He was ower gleg in the tongue for ye.

1876 F. K. Robinson Gloss. Words Whitby ‘Quite gleg at it’, quick at comprehending it. ‘Gleg at walking’. ‘Gleg at eating’.

1886 R. L. Stevenson Kidnapped xx. 193 Ye're no very gleg at the jumping.

1894 S. R. Crockett Raiders vii. 72 Gleg wi' the knife as a souter wi' his elshin.

3. Sprightly, lively, cheery.

ΚΠ

1818 W. Scott Heart of Mid-Lothian viii, in Tales of my Landlord 2nd Ser. I. 237 The ‘body’..looking unco gleg and canty, she didna ken what he might be coming out wi' next.

1823 M. Corbett & M. Corbett Petticoat Tales I. 226 Ye look as gleg as if ye had got a prize in the lottery.

1881 E. Sutton N. Lincs. Words in Orig. Gloss. (Eng. Dial. Soc. Publ. No. 32) 117 Gleg,..pleased, happy.

4. transferred. Of things:

†a. Bright, clear. rare.

ΚΠ

1533 J. Bellenden tr. Livy Hist. Rome (1822) v. 441 Bot the mone wes sa gleg, schinand al nicht, that the batall wes fochtin to the uter end, als weil as it had bene day licht.

b. Sharp, keen.

ΚΠ

1728 A. Ramsay Monk & Miller's Wife in Fables & Tales 214 A Sage..Whase Wit was gleg as ony Razor.

1787 R. Burns Poems (new ed.) 153 For yet, unskaith'd by Death's gleg gullie, Tam Samson's livin!

1805 J. Nicol Poems I. 107 (Jam.) Death snaps the thread Wi' his gleg shears.

c. Smooth (see quots.).

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > flatness or levelness > smoothness > [adjective]

smeethc725

unroughOE

plaina1398

balghc1440

smoothc1440

glat1481

fair1486

handsmooth1530

terse1602

smooth-faced1647

sleekyc1725

smack-smooth1755

knotless1792

gleg1808

textureless1846

glabrous1860

unsculptured1891

1808–80 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. (at cited word) Gleg ice, ice that is very smooth.

1851 Gloss. Provinc. Words Cumberland Gleg, smooth; slippery.

1893 R. O. Heslop Northumberland Words Gleg, worn smooth; hence loose fitting. A tap that turns too easily and leaks from wear is said to be getting gleg.

5. quasi-adv.= glegly adv.

ΚΠ

1720 A. Ramsay Rise & Fall of Stocks 27 The lad wha gleggest waits upon it, Receives the Bubble on his Bonnet.

1793 R. Burns Poems (ed. 2) II. 222 Forbye, he'll shape you aff fu' gleg The cut of Adam's philibeg.

Compounds

gleg-eyed, gleg-lugged, gleg-tongued adjs.

ΚΠ

1721 A. Ramsay Addr. to Town Council 15 Yet Gleg-eyed Friends throw the Disguise Receiv'd it as a dainty Prize.

1804 W. Tarras Poems 2 He tunes his lay, Till gleg-lug'd echo tak her dinsome rout.

1818 W. Scott Heart of Mid-Lothian xi, in Tales of my Landlord 2nd Ser. I. 313 I haud a' your gleg-tongued advocates..as legalists and formalists.

Derivatives

ˈglegly adv. quickly, cleverly, readily; also, brightly, clearly.

ΚΠ

1768 A. Ross Fortunate Shepherdess iii. 122 To this auld Colen glegly 'gan to hark.

1814 Watchman i. ii If ye look glegly after thieves and randies, folk can put up wi' the want of being wakened.

1817 W. Scott Rob Roy II. i. 20 A kail-blade, or a colliflour, glances sae glegly by moon-light, it's like a leddy in her diamonds.

1843 R. Paul Let. 12 Dec. in B. Bell Mem. R. Paul (1872) xiv. 181 I don't recollect things so glegly.

ˈglegness n. acuteness (of perception), quickness.

ΚΠ

1835 J. W. Carlyle Lett. I. 37 I heard with my wonted glegness..a couple of handsome smacks!

1895 S. R. Crockett Men of Moss-hags 42 The Lord..did not stint me as to glegness of eye.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	gleg
释义	glegn. /ɡlɛɡ/ Etymology: < gleg v. Obsolete exc. northern. A side-glance, sly look; also simply, a look. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > a look or glance > [noun] > sideways side-lookinga1500 side looka1586 blench1609 side glance1611 leera1616 skew1622 askewa1641 gloat1645 glega1650 by-glancea1658 squint1673 by-view1753 sklent1818 glee1828 squinny1902 a1650 In a May morning 15 in Furniv. Percy Folio (1867) IV. 74 Euerye one that comes by shall haue a glegge ont. 1821 J. Clare Village Minstrel II. 65 Searching with minutest gleg, Oft I've seen [etc.]. 1877 F. Ross et al. Gloss. Words Holderness Gleg, a sly glance. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online September 2021). glegadj. Brit. /ɡlɛɡ/, U.S. /ɡlɛɡ/, Scottish English /ɡlɛɡ/ Origin: A borrowing from early Scandinavian. Etymon: Norse glegg-r. Etymology: < Old Norse glegg-r, gloggr, glǫggr clear, clear-sighted = Gothic glaggwu-s (compare the adverb glaggwuba* carefully) < Old Germanic glawwu- , whence also Old High German glau* , klau , Old Saxon glau , Old English gléaw wise, clever, glew adj. (compare Old Norse dǫgg = dew n., hǫggva = hew v.). northern and Scottish. 1. a. Quick in perception by any of the senses; esp. quick-eyed, sharp-sighted. Chiefly with defining phrase, as gleg of the eye, gleg of touch. ΚΠ a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Gött.) l. 13448 Es na foul sua gleg of ei. a1449 W. Bower in Fordun's Scotichron. (1759) II. 376 Wyth prik ȝoukand eeris, as the awsk gleg. c1540 J. Bellenden in tr. H. Boece Hyst. & Cron. Scotl. sig. Ciij Thir mussillis ar sa doyn gleg of twiche and heryng, that [etc.]. 1808–80 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Gleg of the ee, sharp-sighted. ‘Gleg o' the glour,’ Loth. 1858 M. Porteous Real Souter Johnny (ed. 2) 11 He was..As gleg's a hawk. b. Of the eye: Quick, sharp. ΚΠ 1755 R. Forbes tr. Ovid Ajax his Speech (new ed.) 17 The gods tho look on mortal men Wi' eyn baith just and gleg. 1795 R. Burns Poems & Songs (1968) II. 800 Gleg as light are lover's een. 1837 R. Nicoll Poems (1842) 138 I've glour'd at her aft wi' a gleg e'e. 2. Quick in action or movement; sharp, smart. gleg at, quick or clever at (doing something); gleg at (of) the uptake, quick in understanding a thing; gleg at or with, quick or clever in using. ΚΠ 1755 A. Ramsay Epist. to J. Clerk 46 When interest points, he's gleg and gare, And will at naithing stop or stand. 1773 R. Fergusson Poems 91 He's a man weel vers'd in a' the laws..An' ay right gleg..At sattlin o' a nice or kittle point. 1814 W. Scott Waverley II. xix. 288 He's gleg aneuch at the broadsword and target. View more context for this quotation 1816 W. Scott Old Mortality vii, in Tales of my Landlord 1st Ser. II. 156 Every body's no sae gleg at the uptake as ye are yoursel, mither. 1821 J. Galt Ayrshire Legatees x. 286 The drivers were so gleg and impudent, that it was worse than martyrdom to come with them. 1844 W. H. Maxwell Wanderings in Highlands & Islands I. ix. 179 He was ower gleg in the tongue for ye. 1876 F. K. Robinson Gloss. Words Whitby ‘Quite gleg at it’, quick at comprehending it. ‘Gleg at walking’. ‘Gleg at eating’. 1886 R. L. Stevenson Kidnapped xx. 193 Ye're no very gleg at the jumping. 1894 S. R. Crockett Raiders vii. 72 Gleg wi' the knife as a souter wi' his elshin. 3. Sprightly, lively, cheery. ΚΠ 1818 W. Scott Heart of Mid-Lothian viii, in Tales of my Landlord 2nd Ser. I. 237 The ‘body’..looking unco gleg and canty, she didna ken what he might be coming out wi' next. 1823 M. Corbett & M. Corbett Petticoat Tales I. 226 Ye look as gleg as if ye had got a prize in the lottery. 1881 E. Sutton N. Lincs. Words in Orig. Gloss. (Eng. Dial. Soc. Publ. No. 32) 117 Gleg,..pleased, happy. 4. transferred. Of things: †a. Bright, clear. rare. ΚΠ 1533 J. Bellenden tr. Livy Hist. Rome (1822) v. 441 Bot the mone wes sa gleg, schinand al nicht, that the batall wes fochtin to the uter end, als weil as it had bene day licht. b. Sharp, keen. ΚΠ 1728 A. Ramsay Monk & Miller's Wife in Fables & Tales 214 A Sage..Whase Wit was gleg as ony Razor. 1787 R. Burns Poems (new ed.) 153 For yet, unskaith'd by Death's gleg gullie, Tam Samson's livin! 1805 J. Nicol Poems I. 107 (Jam.) Death snaps the thread Wi' his gleg shears. c. Smooth (see quots.). ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > flatness or levelness > smoothness > [adjective] smeethc725 unroughOE plaina1398 balghc1440 smoothc1440 glat1481 fair1486 handsmooth1530 terse1602 smooth-faced1647 sleekyc1725 smack-smooth1755 knotless1792 gleg1808 textureless1846 glabrous1860 unsculptured1891 1808–80 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. (at cited word) Gleg ice, ice that is very smooth. 1851 Gloss. Provinc. Words Cumberland Gleg, smooth; slippery. 1893 R. O. Heslop Northumberland Words Gleg, worn smooth; hence loose fitting. A tap that turns too easily and leaks from wear is said to be getting gleg. 5. quasi-adv.= glegly adv. ΚΠ 1720 A. Ramsay Rise & Fall of Stocks 27 The lad wha gleggest waits upon it, Receives the Bubble on his Bonnet. 1793 R. Burns Poems (ed. 2) II. 222 Forbye, he'll shape you aff fu' gleg The cut of Adam's philibeg. Compounds gleg-eyed, gleg-lugged, gleg-tongued adjs. ΚΠ 1721 A. Ramsay Addr. to Town Council 15 Yet Gleg-eyed Friends throw the Disguise Receiv'd it as a dainty Prize. 1804 W. Tarras Poems 2 He tunes his lay, Till gleg-lug'd echo tak her dinsome rout. 1818 W. Scott Heart of Mid-Lothian xi, in Tales of my Landlord 2nd Ser. I. 313 I haud a' your gleg-tongued advocates..as legalists and formalists. Derivatives ˈglegly adv. quickly, cleverly, readily; also, brightly, clearly. ΚΠ 1768 A. Ross Fortunate Shepherdess iii. 122 To this auld Colen glegly 'gan to hark. 1814 Watchman i. ii If ye look glegly after thieves and randies, folk can put up wi' the want of being wakened. 1817 W. Scott Rob Roy II. i. 20 A kail-blade, or a colliflour, glances sae glegly by moon-light, it's like a leddy in her diamonds. 1843 R. Paul Let. 12 Dec. in B. Bell Mem. R. Paul (1872) xiv. 181 I don't recollect things so glegly. ˈglegness n. acuteness (of perception), quickness. ΚΠ 1835 J. W. Carlyle Lett. I. 37 I heard with my wonted glegness..a couple of handsome smacks! 1895 S. R. Crockett Men of Moss-hags 42 The Lord..did not stint me as to glegness of eye. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022). glegv. /ɡlɛɡ/ Etymology: compare gledge v. and glee v. dialect. (See quots.) ΚΠ 1877 F. Ross et al. Gloss. Words Holderness Gleg, to give a sidelong glance. 1887 T. Darlington Folk-speech S. Cheshire Gleg, to look furtively or askance. 1896 W. W. Skeat & T. Hallam Pegge's Two Coll. Derbicisms 102 Glegg, to squint a little, to have a cast of the eye. Derivatives ˈglegging adj. ΚΠ 1821 J. Clare Village Minstrel II. 78 The simple rustics try their arts the while With glegging smiles, and hopes and fears between, Snatching a kiss to open what they mean. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.a1650adj.a1400v.1821
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glegn.

glegadj.

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glegv.

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