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gliff
▪ I. gliff, n. Now only Sc. or north. (glɪf) [f. gliff v.] 1. A passing view; a glance, glimpse.1570 Levins Manip. 117/29 A Glyffe, respectus. 1730 T. Boston Mem. App. 45 But the first gliff as we call it is the worst. a 1743 Relph in Songs & Ballads Cumberld. (1866) 16 Here it was..That first I gat... Oxford English Dictionary
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Jiffy (time)
of Scots English dialects and in John Jamieson's Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language (1808) it is suggested that it is a corruption of 'gliff ('Gliff' or 'gliss' for 'a transient view' was also found in older English poetry as early as 1738 .) wikipedia.org
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gliffy
gliffy (ˈglɪfɪ) [f. gliff n. + -y4.] = gliff n. 2.1820 Blackw. Mag. Nov. 203 My mother had..thrown hersel' back just for a gliffy, to tak' a nap, in the easy chair. 1838 J. Struthers Poetic T. 79 Ae gliffy brings a dart severe Whilk breeds us wae. 1871 P. H. Waddell Psalms vi. 10 Scham't sal they be... Oxford English Dictionary
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agliff
† aˈgliff, v. Obs. Pa. pple. 3 aglyfte, oglyft. [f. a- prefix 1 + gliff to alarm.] To frighten. Only in pa. pple. Frightened, terrified.1303 R. Brunne Handl. Synne 3587 As he stode so sore aglyfte. 1330 ― Chron. 70 William was oglyft..þat falle mad him ofright. Ibid. 72 For William þei were oglift, ... Oxford English Dictionary
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Ali Smith
2007) There But For The (2011) Artful (2012) How to Be Both (2014) Autumn (2016) Winter (2017) Spring (2019) Summer (2020) Companion Piece (2022) Gliff wikipedia.org
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gleff
gleff obs. form of gliff v. Oxford English Dictionary
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Ninjago: Master of the Mountain
Corlett as Fungus Paul Dobson as Korgran Adam Trask as Plundar Kathleen Barr as Misako Jennifer Hayward as P.I.X.A.L. a female nindroid Bill Newton as Gliff wikipedia.org
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gliffen
† ˈgliffen, v. Obs. [f. gliff v. + -en5.] intr. To look, take a glance. In quots. with up.1375 Barbour Bruce vii. 184 The kyng..slepit nocht full ynkurly Bot gliffnyt vp oft suddandly. a 1510 Douglas K. Hart i. xlviii, The Quene is walknit with ane felloun fray, Vp glifnit, and beheld scho wes betra... Oxford English Dictionary
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gloff
▪ I. gloff, n. Sc. (glɒf) [cf. gliff n.] A sudden fright, scare, start.1721 Kelly Scot. Prov. 337 There came never such a Gloff to a Daw's Heart. 1768 Ross Helenore (1789) 42, I sanna tell yow, what a gloff I got.▪ II. gloff, v. Sc. (glɒf) [cf. gliff v.] intr. To be startled or scared; to give a sca... Oxford English Dictionary
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gliffing
ˈgliffing, vbl. n. Sc. [f. gliff v. + -ing1.] 1. The time required to give a glance; an instant.1815 Scott Guy M. xxii, Tib Mumps will be out wi' the stirrup-dram in a gliffing. 1819 W. Tennant Papistry Storm'd (1827) 38 In a gliffin' ilka bishop Ramm'd in his hand and cleik'd his fish up. 2. A surp... Oxford English Dictionary
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glift
† glift, v. Obs. Also 5 glyfft. [var. of gliff v.] intr. To look, gaze. Hence † ˈglifting vbl. n.? a 1400 Morte Arth. 2525 Sir Gawayne glyftes on the gome with a glade wille! Ibid. 3949 Than gliftis the gud kynge, and glopyns in herte. c 1440 York Myst. xxvi. 158 Thy glyfftyng is so grymly þou gars ... Oxford English Dictionary
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gluffe
gluff, gluffe obs. ff. glove, gliff v. Oxford English Dictionary
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glint
▪ I. glint, n.1 (glɪnt) See also glent. [f. the vb. The text of the first quot. is insecure, and the existence of the word before 19th c. is therefore doubtful.] 1. A gleam; a faint or momentary appearance of light or of some lustrous object.a 1541 Wyatt Ps. cxliii. Prol. 13 The glint of light, that... Oxford English Dictionary
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flichter
▪ I. flichter, n. Sc. (ˈflɪxtə(r)) [f. next vb.] = flicker n.31826 J. Wilson Noct. Ambr. Wks. 1855 I. 240 In a flichter o' rainbow licht.▪ II. flichter, flighter, v.1 Sc. (ˈflɪxtə(r)) Also 6 flichtir, flych-, flyghter, 9 fleighter. [? f. flicht, flight v.; see -er5. Cf. flaughter v.2] 1. intr. Of a ... Oxford English Dictionary
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syne
▪ I. syne, adv. (conj.) Sc. and north. dial. (saɪn) Forms: 4 seine, syn, 4–6 (9) sine, 5 seyn(e, syen(e, syon, (8–9 saan), 4– syne. [Contracted form of ME. sethen, sithen, perh. influenced by ON. s{iacu}ðan; cf. hyne, thyne, whyne for hethen, thethen, whethen. The northern-English spellings with -ei... Oxford English Dictionary
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