glinn

American  

[glin] / glɪn /

Or glin

noun

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

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verb (used without object)

1. (of the sky near the horizon) to become lighter (often followed byup ).

Etymology

Origin of glinn

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

Example Sentences

This occurs in a lovely verse— "Mu'n cuairt do bhruachaibh ard mo glinn, Biodh luba gheuga 's orra blath, 's clann bheag' nam preas a' tabhairst seinn Do chreagaibh aosd oran graidh."

From The Divine Adventure Volume IV by Macleod, Fiona