† ˈgleimy, a. Obs.
Forms: 4, 6 gleymy, (4 glymye), 6 glaymy, glemy, 6–8 gleamy.
[f. gleim n. + -y1.]
Sticky, slimy.
| 1398 Trevisa Barth. De P.R. v. xxi. (1495) 128 Another postume of the tongue is full of blode, and speche and taste is lette by gleymy humours. Ibid. vi. i. (Tollem. MS.), The firste childhode..is ȝit tender and nesche, quavy and gleymy [1495 claymy, 1535 clammy; L. limosa]. a 1529 Skelton Agst. Garnesche iii. 168 Thou gresly gargone glaymy, Thou swety slouen seymy. 1541 R. Copland Guydon's Quest. Chirurg. N ij, The blode flewmatyke is thycke and gleymy and whyte in colour, and swete in sauour. 1704 F. Fuller Med. Gymn. (1711) 93 The Cynogloss..seems to have something of a like Gleamy Substance in it. |
Hence † ˈgleiminess, stickiness.
| 1398 Trevisa Barth. De P.R. xviii. i. (1495) 745 Beestys that ben nighe the aege of suckynge ben of grete moysture and gleymynesse and sledernesse. |