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gleg
[ gleg ]
/ glɛg /
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adjective Scot.
quick; keen.
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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
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