gleg

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡlɛɡ/ Rhymes: -ɛɡ === Etymology 1 === ==== Verb ==== gleg (third-person singular simple present glegs, present participle glegging, simple past and past participle glegged) (Northern England) To glance. ===== Synonyms ===== See Thesaurus:glance ==== Noun ==== gleg (plural glegs) (now rare, Northern England) A look or glance. === Etymology 2 === Variant forms. ==== Noun ==== gleg (plural glegs) Alternative form of cleg. === Etymology 3 === ==== Adjective ==== gleg (comparative glegger, superlative gleggest) (Scotland) Smart; quick; brisk. ===== Derived terms ===== === Anagrams === Legg == Scots == === Etymology === Possibly ultimately related to Irish glicc (“shrewd, acute”), Ancient Greek καλχαίνω (kalkhaínō, “to ponder”), Proto-Germanic *klōkaz (“quick, smart”), Middle English begalewen (“to frighten, stupefy”). === Adjective === gleg (comparative mair gleg, superlative maist gleg) smart, quick, brisk alert, quick-witted, keen in sight, hearing, etc. 1836 Joanna Baillie, Witchcraft. Act 1. p13. intelligent, adroit, skilful (of blades, points, etc) sharp ==== Derived terms ==== gleg-lugged gleg-gabbit === References === http://www.dsl.ac.uk/