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Definition of Glent
1. n. & v. See Glint.
Definition of Glent
1. Noun. (archaic form of glint) ¹
2. Verb. (archaic form of glint) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Glent
1. to glint [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: glint
Lexicographical Neighbors of Glent
Literary usage of Glent
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Early English Alliterative Poems in the West-Midland Dialect of the by Richard Morris, British Library (1864)
"Sc. glente, ) glint, glent, not only signifies to gleam, shine, ... Cf. OE glent,
to shine, and glent, to look. So also stare signifies not only to look ..."
2. An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language ...: To which is by John Jamieson (1880)
"A glimpse, a transient view of any object, S. I got but a glint o' him, I had
only a transient view of him, S. Lancash. glent, " a glance, or sly look ;" T. ..."
3. The Dialect of Craven: In the West-Riding of the County of York by William Carr (1828)
"I just gat a glent on him." GLIB, Smooth, voluble. " Shoe's a glib tongue of her
awn." GLIFF, A glance. ISL. glia. GLIME, To look at with scorn. ..."
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