Lexicographical Neighbors of Glaikit
Literary usage of Glaikit
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language ...: To which is by John Jamieson (1880)
"Luscious, ungratefully sweet, S. Foi is used in Kent, as denoting " a treat at
going abroad or coming home ;" Gl. Grose. —-glaikit fool«, owr rife o' cuh. ..."
2. The Complete Poetical Works of Robert Burns by Robert Burns, William Ernest Henley (1897)
"... foolish, thoughtless, giddy: "glaikit Folly's portals," 66; "I'm red ye're
glaikit," 128; "ye glaikit, gleesome, dainty demies," 144 ; " glaikit Charlie ..."
3. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"The lassie is glaikit wi' pride. J. Baillie. As counsel for poor mortals, That
frequent pass douce Wisdom's door, For glaikit Folly's portals. ..."
4. Complete Glossary to the Poetry and Prose of Robert Burns: With Upwards of by John Cuthbertson (1886)
"Jamieson thinks glaikit is "radically the same as gleek." It may, but so far as
I have seen, gleek means to do something, and glaikit always denotes a state ..."
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