Show Search Results Show Browse
Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1920
[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]
GLAMMIE, n. The player blind-folded in the game of Glim-glam, q.v. Cf. Glimmie.Abd. 1920 A. Robb MS.:
We started “glem glam” instead. The shepherd was made “glammie” and in glamachin aboot the hoose, he coupit the lamp.
You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Glammie n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 12 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/glammie>
