gleg

[ gleg ]

/ glɛg /

adjective Scot.

quick; keen.

Origin of gleg

1250–1300; Middle English <Old Norse gløggr; cognate with Old English glēaw,Old Saxon, Old High German glau wise; akin to glow

Words nearby gleg

gleeman, gleenie, gleesome, gleet, gleety, gleg, Gleichschaltung, Gleipnir, Gleiwitz, gleization, glen

Example sentences from the Web for gleg

And they warna lost upon her, for she had aye a gleg ee for a horse.
Heather and Snow|George MacDonald
A' the Morays are gleg, and yon marquis has an ee like a hawk.'
Robert Falconer|George MacDonald
He's as gleg as M'Keachen's elshin, that ran through sax plies o' bend-leather into the king's heel.
The Proverbs of Scotland|Alexander Hislop
Any boy more 'gleg at the uptak' would have met his parents half-way, and eased their burden.
The Golden Age|Kenneth Grahame

Oh, Malcolm, I sat and marvelled at ye—so gleg ye took him up.
The Caged Lion|Charlotte M. Yonge

单词	gleg
释义	gleg [ gleg ] / glɛg / adjective Scot. quick; keen. Origin of gleg 1250–1300; Middle English <Old Norse gløggr; cognate with Old English glēaw,Old Saxon, Old High German glau wise; akin to glow Words nearby gleg gleeman, gleenie, gleesome, gleet, gleety, gleg, Gleichschaltung, Gleipnir, Gleiwitz, gleization, glen Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for gleg And they warna lost upon her, for she had aye a gleg ee for a horse. Heather and Snow\|George MacDonald A' the Morays are gleg, and yon marquis has an ee like a hawk.' Robert Falconer\|George MacDonald He's as gleg as M'Keachen's elshin, that ran through sax plies o' bend-leather into the king's heel. The Proverbs of Scotland\|Alexander Hislop Any boy more 'gleg at the uptak' would have met his parents half-way, and eased their burden. The Golden Age\|Kenneth Grahame Oh, Malcolm, I sat and marvelled at ye—so gleg ye took him up. The Caged Lion\|Charlotte M. Yonge
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