▪ I. glent, n. Now only dial.: see also glint.
(glɛnt)
[f. glent v.]
1. A look, a glance; = glint 2.
| 13.. E.E. Allit. P. A. 1143 So wern his glentez gloryous glade. 13.. Gaw. & Gr. Knt. 1290 Þenne ho gef hym god⁓day, & wyth a glent laȝed. c 1746 J. Collier (Tim Bobbin) View Lanc. Dial. Wks. (1862) 46, I..ran o mile..ofore eh ga one glent behund meh. a 1866 in Harland Lanc. Lyrics 134 He..just gi'es a glent wi' his ee, his ee. |
2. A passing view, a glimpse; = glint 3.
| c 1570 Pride & Lowl. (1841) 18, I looked up and had a glent Of one that came toward us leasurely. a 1796 Pegge Derbicisms Ser. i. 27 (E.D.S.), A glent, a glimpse or transient sight of anything. a 1825 Forby Voc. E. Anglia, Glemth, Glent, Glint, a glimpse, a short and slight view. 1887 S. Cheshire Gloss., Glint, a glimpse..Also Glent, equally common. |
3. a. A slip, a fall. b. A quick movement, a spring.
| 1526 Skelton Magnyf. 1688 For all that he is lyke to have a glent. 18.. Lady Margery xix. in Child Ballads iii. lxv. (1885) 119 When he came to the bale-fire, He lighted wi a glent. |
4. A gleam, flash (of light).
| 1728 Ramsay Fables, Monk & Miller's Wife 79 An Opening..Throw whilk he saw a Glent of Light. |
5. in a glent: in a moment.
| 1768 Ross Helenore ii. 89 Syn in a glent they were out o' my sight. |
▪ II. † glent, a. Obs.
[? from attrib. use of prec.]
Glowing, lustrous.
| 1526 Skelton Magnyf. 993 It is..A byrde full swete..Her browys bent, Her eyen glent. |
▪ III. glent, v. Obs. exc. dial.
(glɛnt)
Forms: pres. tense 4–6 glente, 5 glentte, 4– glent. pa. tense 3–6 glent(e, 5 glented. pa. pple. glente.
[Prob. of Scandinavian origin; cf. Sw. (dial.) glänta, glinta, glätta to slip, slide; to open slightly; to shine, gleam. The root (OTeut. *glint-, glant-) appears also in OHG. glanz adj., bright, clear, whence OHG. glęnzen (G. glänzen) to shine, glitter; and perh. in ON. glettr, gletta banter, railing, glettask to banter, taunt; Sw. (dial.) glänta, Da. glente a kite (cf. glede). The orig. sense is prob. that of quick motion, the application to light being secondary; for a similar development cf. glance v.]
† 1. intr. To move quickly or with a gliding motion, esp. in an oblique direction. Also to glent aside: to start aside. Obs.
| 13.. Coer de L. 1076 Kyng Rychard thenne besyde he glente. c 1330 R. Brunne Chron. (1810) 322 For þe quene he sent..Fro Cawod scho glent, to Donnefermelyn to fare. ? a 1400 Morte Arth. 2563 Þe gome..gyrdis at syr Gawayne, as he by glentis. c 1430 Lydg. Min. Poems (Percy Soc.) 114 In at a gape as he glent By the medylle he was hent. c 1430 Syr. Gener. (Roxb.) 7081 She knew his voice, and glent a-side As she from him wold hir hide. c 1465 Chevy Chase 25 Grea hondes thorowe the grevis glent, For to kyll thear dear. ? a 1500 Chester Pl. viii. 114 Our light from vs away is glent. a 1650 Scot. Feilde 71 in Furniv. Percy Folio I. 215 They glenten to Callice; with great shipps of warre. a 1796 Pegge Derbicisms Ser. i. 27 (E.D.S.), Glent, to move hastily by. |
| fig. 13.. E.E. Allit. P. A. 671 Bot he to gyle þat neuer glente, At inoscente is saf & ryȝte. 13.. Gaw. & Gr. Knt. 1652 Much glam & gle glent vp þer-inne. c 1430 Hymns Virg. 109 Lete euere gabbing glide & goon Away, wheþer it wole glase or glent. |
b. Of a weapon, missile, etc.: To glance, strike obliquely (cf. glace v. and glance v.).
| 14.. Sir Beues 4205 (MS. M.) The poynte on the pawment glente. a 1440 Sir Degrev. 279 Gleves gleteryng glent Opone geldene scheldus. c 1440 Hylton Scala Perf. (W. de W. 1494) ii. xxxvii, It hurteth not: but glenteth awaye & passeth forth. c 1530 Ld. Berners Arth. Lyt. Bryt. (1814) 34 The stroke glented downe on the lifte syde. a 1533 ― Huon xxxiv. 108 Y⊇ stroke glent & the fauchon lyght upon a pyller. 1867 Smyth Sailor's Word-bk., Glent, to turn aside or quit the original direction, as a shot does from accidentally impinging on a hard substance. |
† c. trans. To cause to glide; to hurl. Also fig. To thrust aside; to conceal. Obs.
| 13.. Coer de L. 5295 Out off hys sadyl he hym glente. c 1430 Pol. Rel. & L. Poems 170 Þis wickid lijf þat y lyue ynne Y may it not from þi knowynge gleynt. |
† 2. To look askance: to glance. Also to glent aside: to give a side-look. (Cf. glint v. 3.) Obs.
| c 1250 Gen. & Ex. 1029 Ȝhe glente and ðhoȝte, miȝte it noȝt ben. 1303 R. Brunne Handl. Synne 6184 Þe frere ȝaf gode tente Whyderward hys yȝen glente. 13.. Gaw. & Gr. Knt. 82 Þe comlokest to discrye Þer glent with yȝen gray. c 1374 Chaucer Troylus iv. 1195 (1223) As þat here eyen glente A-syde a-noon she gan his swerd aspye. |
† b. trans. = glint 3 b. Obs.—1
| c 1380 Sir Ferumb. 354 Fyrumbras on him glent his eye scornfuly & low. |
3. Of light, etc.: To be reflected, flash, gleam, etc. Of luminous or reflecting objects: To shine. (Cf. glint v. i.) Now only dial.
| 13.. E.E. Allit. P. A. 1025 Þe wal of Iasper þat glent as glayre. c 1400 Destr. Troy 3067 Glissonand as the glemes þat glenttes of þe snaw. ? a 1500 Chester Pl. (E.E.T.S.) 398 Leat and fyre..from the sonne to the firmament Vp and downe shall stryke and glent. 1555 Abp. Parker Ps. cxxxvi, Who made..The moone and starres: on night to glent. 1724 Ramsay On Royal Archers 4 Phœbus well pleas'd, shines from the blew Serene, Glents on the Stream [etc.]. a 1774 Fergusson Wks. (1807) 340 Whan flowers and gowans wont to glent In bonny blinks upo' the bent. |
b. quasi-trans. Of the eyes: To flash (fire).
| 1819 W. Tennant Papistry Storm'd (1827) 154 Ae Lollard man got ere he wist A lounder frae a Papish fist, That garr'd his een glent fire. |
Hence ˈglenting vbl. n. and ppl. a.
| c 1440 Hylton Scala Perf. (W. de W. 1494) ii. xxiv, For though thou fele & perceyue glentynges & proferynges of vayne thoughtes. 1807 Stagg Poems 7 Wi' glentin' spurs an' weel clean'd buits. |