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glack, glack,
glack [glak]
n. A hollow between two hills. A defile or ravine. MN. The fork of a tree or road. NN.b. The space between the thumb and forefinger.
n. A hollow between two hills. A defile or ravine. MN. The fork of a tree or road. NN.b. The space between the thumb and forefinger.
Compounds and phrases etc.
glack the mittens: To put money into (someone's) hand.
glade, glide, glyde,
glade [gled]
n. A glade, a break in a planted area caused by a hollow.
n. A glade, a break in a planted area caused by a hollow.
glafter, glafteret, glafterie, glafterit, glaftery, glaftrie, glaftry,
glafter [I. glaftər]
n. A burst of loud laughter.
n. A burst of loud laughter.
glafterit
adj. Boisterously jolly.
adj. Boisterously jolly.
glaftery
adj. Flighty, excitable.
adj. Flighty, excitable.
glag, glagger, glogger,
glag [MN. ˈglag]
n. A gurgling noise in the throat as if of choking.
v. To make a gurgling or choking noise.
n. A gurgling noise in the throat as if of choking.
v. To make a gurgling or choking noise.
glagger
n. A noisy gulp. Desire, greed.
v. To be very eager, longing.
n. A noisy gulp. Desire, greed.
v. To be very eager, longing.
glabber, glabberin, glabbrin, glabbring, glaiber, glaiberin, glaiberrin, glaiberring,
glaiber [ˈglebər, ˈglab-]
n. Chatter.
v. To talk incessantly or idly, babble.
n. Chatter.
v. To talk incessantly or idly, babble.
glaiberin [ˈglebərɪn, ˈglab-]
v. Talking incessantly or idly, babbling.
v. Talking incessantly or idly, babbling.
glaek, glaick, glaicks, glaik, glaike, glaikes, glaiks, glake, glakes, gleck, glecks,
glaik [glek]
usually pl. glaiks
n. A trick, prank. A mockery, a deception. A puzzle-game.
usually pl. glaiks
n. A trick, prank. A mockery, a deception. A puzzle-game.
Compounds and phrases etc.
get the glaik(s): To be deceived, cheated.
gie the glaik(s): To cheat, deceive, jilt, betray, bamboozle.
gie the glaik(s): To cheat, deceive, jilt, betray, bamboozle.
glack, glackit, glaek, glaeket, glaekit, glaicket, glaickit, glaiekit, glaik, glaiket, glaikid, glaikit, glaikitness, glaikkit, glake, glaked, glaket, glakit, glay, glaykit, gleak, gleck, gleckit, gleekit, gleikit, glek, glekit, glekitness, glekk, glekkit, gliekeit, gloke, glyck, glyk, glyke, glykit, glykk,
glaik [glek, gləik]
n. A silly thoughtless person.
v. To look foolishly or idly.
pt. pp. glaikit adj. Stupid, foolish, thoughtless.
Compounds and phrases etc.
n. A silly thoughtless person.
v. To look foolishly or idly.
pt. pp. glaikit adj. Stupid, foolish, thoughtless.
Compounds and phrases etc.
glaikitness: Ineptitude, stupidity, carelessness, silliness, affectation, over-fondness.
glaik wi: Trifle or flirt with.
glaik wi: Trifle or flirt with.
clacks, glacks, glaik, glaik, glaikes, glaiks, glake, glakes,
glaiks [gleks]
n. pl. A lever or shaft attached to the churn-staff, an instrument for twisting straw ropes. U. A constructions of rods and ropes to enable the transport of more hay etc. on a horse.
n. pl. A lever or shaft attached to the churn-staff, an instrument for twisting straw ropes. U. A constructions of rods and ropes to enable the transport of more hay etc. on a horse.
glaep, glaip, glape, gluip, glup, glupp,
glaip [I. glep, glɛp]
n. The act of swallowing. A mouthful, gulp of something, a rapid bite.
v. To swallow greedily, gulp down. Also NN.b. I.Ork. glup [glʌp] To gulp, swallow in large portions. To snatch.
n. The act of swallowing. A mouthful, gulp of something, a rapid bite.
v. To swallow greedily, gulp down. Also NN.b. I.Ork. glup [glʌp] To gulp, swallow in large portions. To snatch.
Glaistry, Glestry,
Glaistry [ˈglestri, ˈglɛːstre]
pn. Glastry (County Down).
pn. Glastry (County Down).