glinn

or glin

[ glin ]

noun
  1. a bright glow in the sky close to the horizon, usually taken as a portent of a storm.

verb (used without object)
  1. (of the sky near the horizon) to become lighter (often followed by up).

Origin of glinn

1
Compare Newfoundland dial. glin, glynn, glim glow from distant ice; apparently akin to glim, glimmer, though source of n is unclear

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How to use glinn in a sentence

  • Ye'll nae get there under twalve mile,—or maybe saxteen, if ye attampt to walk up the glin.

    Ayala's Angel | Anthony Trollope
  • The gnarble cowered back in fear and shook from fin to fin, But then he saw a school of fish called shiny glimmy glin.

  • When we made our appearance, the flure was instantly cleared for us, and then she and I danced the Humors of Glin.

    The Ned M'Keown Stories | William Carleton