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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
GLAMSY, adj. “Of the sky — glittering, bright and dazzling in parts and very dark elsewhere; of a sky showing vivid contrasts of greys and blues and whites — thought to betoken rain or bad weather” (Ork. 1929 Marw.) [′glɑmsi]
[? Corrupt form of Norw. glans, lustre, gloss, + adj. suffix.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Glamsy adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 16 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/glamsy>
