gleg
Americanadjective
Etymology
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
Example Sentences
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And the last was all life, as gleg as an eel.
From Amusing Prose Chap Books by Various
A thief sae pawkie is my Jean, sly To steal a blink, by a' unseen; glance But gleg as light are lovers' e'en, nimble, eyes When kind love is in the e'e.
From Robert Burns How To Know Him by Neilson, William Allan
I could not imagine, gleg as I generally am, what had happened; so came round about the far end of the counter, with my spectacles on, to see what it was, when, lo and behold!
From The Life of Mansie Wauch tailor in Dalkeith by Hardie, Charles Martin
Thae mithers are a bore, An' gleg as ony cat to hear A kiss ahint the door.
From The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume VI The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century by Rogers, Charles
The Provost's a gleg man, but he's not so gleg as his wife.
From John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn by Munro, Neil
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