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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Glem(e, Gleim(e, n. Also: gleym. [ME. gleme, glem, OE. glǽm. Mainly used in poetry.] A gleam. a1500 Rauf C. 456.
Gravit in gold … Glitterand full gaylie quhen glemis began a1499 Contempl. Sinn. 1296.
This is bot a dreme … And of the sone gois glyding as a gleme 1501 Doug. Pal. Hon. Prol. 109.
With that gleme sa desyit was my micht c1500-c1512 Dunb. G. Targe. 31.
All the lake as lamp did leme of licht, Quhilk schadovit all about wyth twynkling glemis 1513 Doug. vi. xvi. 20.
So that the haw stremys Couth schyne and glittir vnder the twynkland glemys Ib. xiii. x. 111.
As the gleym doith gleit, … scho went away in the schyre ayr 1533 Boece iv. xvi. 155 b.
In the are was sene rynnand glemys, like fyrie hoistis arrayit for batell Ib. vi. xiv. 213 b.
Be … glemys of the son thare ene suld be sa obfuscate 15.. Clar. v. 2232.
Clariodus … all in gleime and glorious as angell bright a1568 Scott xiv. 3.
Hornit Dyane, with hir paly glemis 1570 Sat. P. xiii. 151.
Hiddeous Hell, with greuous glowand gleims c1590 J. Stewart 51/117.
As fyrie glem extinguist at ane flist