Show Search Results Show Browse

Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

Hide Quotations Hide Etymology

Abbreviations Cite this entry

About this entry:
First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

GLEE, n.2 A glove. Cf. Gluive.Abd. 1783 Gil Brenton in Child Ballads No. 5 a xii.:
There is nae water i my shee, Nor does the win blaw in my glee.

[See P.L.D. § 128. The final consonant has prob. been dropped for the sake of the rhyme.]

You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.

"Glee n.2". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 2 May 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/glee_n2>

12939

snd

Hide Advanced Search

Browse SND:

    Loading...

Share: