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GLINTER, v. To sparkle, scintillate. Also as ppl.adj.Abd. 1959 Scotsman (24 Jan.) 17:
Ice-tangles fae the eezins deep, the Furth New-quickent blinks an' glinters i' the sin.Dmf. 1979 Ron Butlin in Joy Hendry Chapman 23-4 (1985) 36:
I seen thae glinterin things come clawin fer ma hairt,
sae mony bricht an brilliant birds they were.
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