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GLAIK Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
1. glaiks plural, chiefly Scottish : derisive deception : mockery 2. chiefly Scottish : a flash of light
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glaiks, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary
glaiks is apparently a borrowing from Irish and Scottish Gaelic combined with an English element. Etymons: Irish glac, Scottish Gaelic glac; English ‐s.
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glaik - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Noun · (rare, derogatory) A fool or eccentric person. · A deception. · A brief glance. Related terms. edit · glaikit.
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glaiks
glaiks Sc. (? Obs.) and Anglo-Irish. Also 7 glaxe. (See quot. 1880; but the sense in the other passages is doubtful; quot. 1638 may belong to glaik n. 3.)1638 Adamson Muses Threnodie, Invent. Gabions 96 In one nooke stood Loquhabrian axes, And in another nooke the glaxe is. 1814 Train Mountain Muse ...
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SND :: glaik - Dictionaries of the Scots Language
A toy for children, composed of several pieces of wood which have the appearance of falling asunder, but are retained in their places by strings.
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GLAIK definition in American English - Collins Dictionary
Definition of 'glaikitness'. glaikitness in British English. or glaiketness. noun Scottish. the quality or state of being foolish, silly, or thoughtless. The ...
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What's a glake? (Scottish slang) : r/Scotland - Reddit
Glaikit / glaik is what you're looking for, which means the person is an idiot or stupid. ... I also wouldn't class it as Scottish 'slang' ...
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glaik, v. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English Dictionary
This word is now obsolete. It is last recorded around the 1820s. This word is used in Scottish English. Entry status. OED is undergoing a continuous programme ...
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"glaik" definitions and more: Scottish word meaning fool or simpleton
Possible misspelling? More dictionaries have definitions for glair -- could that be what you meant? We found 6 dictionaries that define the word glaik:
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glaiks - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Language; Watch · Edit. Contents. 1 English. 1.1 Noun. 2 Scots. 2.1 Noun. English. edit. Noun. edit. glaiks. plural of glaik. Scots. edit. Noun. edit. glaiks.
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Read Through - Scots Online
gie the glaik(s): To cheat, deceive, jilt, betray, bamboozle. glack, glackit, glaek, glaeket, glaekit, glaicket, glaickit, glaiekit, glaik, glaiket, glaikid, ...
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glaik
▪ I. glaik, n. Sc. (gleːk) [Of obscure origin; connexion with gleek is suggested by the sense, but its phonological possibility is not evident. Possibly sense 4, though recorded late, may be the original; the notion of ‘deceit’ has often developed from that of ‘dazzling’. Otherwise sense 4 must be r...
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