gloffn.
/ɡlɒf/, U.S. /ɡlɔf/, /ɡlɑf/, Scottish English /ɡlɔf/ Scottish.
A sudden fright, scare, start.
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1721 J. Kelly Compl. Coll. Scotish Prov. 337 There came never such a Gloff to a Daw's Heart.
1768 A. Ross Fortunate Shepherdess 37 I sanna tell you, what a gloff I got.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
gloffv.
/ɡlɒf/, U.S. /ɡlɔf/, /ɡlɑf/, Scottish English /ɡlɔf/ Scottish.
intransitive. To be startled or scared; to give a scared look.
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1755 R. Forbes Jrnl. London to Portsmouth in tr. Ovid Ajax his Speech (new ed.) 30 I'm seer you wou'd hae laughin sair, gin ye had seen how the auld hag gloffed fan she fell down.
1778 A. Ross Helenore (ed. 2) 71 I gard a witch fa' headlins in a stank..The carling gloff'd, and cry'd out will-awae.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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