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glore en · NOUN · etymology 1

Etymology

From Middle English gloren, (compare Middle English glaren (“to glare, stare, shine”)), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Old English *glārian, from Proto-West Germanic *glāʀōn (“to shine”). Compare Scots glore (“to stare”), West Frisian gloarje, Dutch gloren, German Low German gloren (“to glimmer; flicker”), Swedish glora, Norwegian Bokmål glore, Norwegian Nynorsk glora. Related to glare.

Meanings

  1. (dialectal) A stare, fixed gaze.
  2. (dialectal) A glow.

Forms

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glores Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

glory

glore en · VERB · etymology 1

Etymology

From Middle English gloren, (compare Middle English glaren (“to glare, stare, shine”)), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Old English *glārian, from Proto-West Germanic *glāʀōn (“to shine”). Compare Scots glore (“to stare”), West Frisian gloarje, Dutch gloren, German Low German gloren (“to glimmer; flicker”), Swedish glora, Norwegian Bokmål glore, Norwegian Nynorsk glora. Related to glare.

Meanings

  1. (archaic, dialectal) To gaze intently, stare.
  2. (archaic, dialectal) To stare rudely or gloomily, glower, glare.
  3. (dialectal) To glow, shine.
  4. (dialectal) To squint.

Forms

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gloring Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
glored Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
glored Tense=Past lexicographic
glores Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

glore en · ADJ · etymology 2

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of glor (“fat, fatty”).
    alt of glor

Forms

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most glore Degree=Sup lexicographic
more glore Degree=Cmp lexicographic

glore en · NOUN · etymology 2

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative, uncountable) Alternative form of glor (“fat”).
    alt of glor