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 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of glinn¹

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

Example Sentences

And then Mrs Glinn was fully face to face with her particular guardian devil.

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When the door-bell at last rang, Mrs Glinn laid down her novel carefully, and mechanically stood up.

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When he had gone, Mrs Glinn sat down in a chair and took up a French novel.

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Glinn was devoted to her, and she loved him, and was as true to him as any wife could have been.

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I don't think I can tell you, Mrs. Glinn answered, with an obvious effort.

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