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O.N. gler, n., glass; a mirror (also of ice; cf. gleríss, m., smooth ice), and hella, f., Shetl. hella and hellek, a rocky surface. Fær. glerhella, f., a glassy sheet of ice. — Another glerel [glærəl] is reported from Tingwall in a diff. sense, appl. to a soft or muddy mass, e.g. of the soil after continuous rain; substance in a decomposed state, covered with mould; cf. L.Sc. glair = glaur, sb., mire, mud, glair-hole, a slough.

gleret [glērət, glē^ərət], adj., 1) wall-eyed (having a white ring around the pupil), mostly of horses; a g. horse, a g. body; S.Sh. 2) of a glance, a look in one’s eyes: glassy; a g. look; De^w. (M.Roe); S.Sh. — *gler-øygðr, wall-eyed; O.N. gler, n., glass. gleret 2 might, however, also be an orig. *gleróttr. Cf. glerl-eed, glerlet, adj.

glerl [glærl]-ee, sb., wall-eye in horses. Wests. *gler-(auga). O.N. gler, n., glass. L.Sc. ee, sb., an eye. glerl for *gler poss. through infl. of glerel, sb.

glerl [glærl]-eed, glerlet [glɛrlət (glærlət), glerlət], adj., 1) wall-eyed, esp. of horses. 2) with a wider application, appl. to persons: staring stupidly without expression; a g. creature. glerlet also = gleret 2; a g. look. glerl-eed: Wests. glerlet: De^w. (M.Roe). Prop. the same word as gleret, adj. For the form glerl see prec. under glerl-ee, sb.

†gles¹ [glēs, glē^əs], sb., a) a faint, transient light, esp. from the fire on the hearth; b) a short-lived heat from, or warming at, the fire on the hearth. Du. No. glis, m., a small glimmer of light, Sw. dial. glis, glesa, f., a faint light; live coal in embers, and glisa (glesa, gläsa), vb., to gleam; give light; shine (of light or red-hot embers). — In meaning b, however, the Shetl. gles is certainly L.Sc. glaise (“a glaise o’ de fire or ingle”),

the act of warning oneself hastily at a strong fire (esp. of persons susceptible to cold).

gles² [glē^əs], sb., slender, sparse corn, = henkel. Nm. and De. For the orig. of the word see gles, adj.

gles [glē^əs], adj., coarse; loose; having too wide spaces, esp. of knitting or plaited work with too open loops, holes; de sock is g., the stocking is too loosely knitted; a g. kessi, a loosely plaited straw-basket. U. No. glisen (glesen), greis, grisen, adj., thin; loose; holey; with interstices, Icel. grisinn, Sw. gles. — With gles², sb., cf. esp. No. greis, adj., in sense of thinly growing, scattered.

gli [gli̇̄], sb., fatty stuff, film or streak of fatty substance on the top of water; also a coat of mineral stuff (iron) on the top of water. Du. Poss. to be classed with the foll. word, but might also be No. glya, f., mucus; jelly.

gli [gli̇̄], vb., to glisten; gleam; shine; de water glis i’ de sore, de sore glis. O.N. gljá, orig. glía, vb., to shine; to glitter; Sw. dial. glia (g. 2, Ri.), vb., to glisten; to shine.

glibiben, sb., see gløbiben.

glid [glɩd], sb., glitter; brightness; shine; a ray of light; a gleam; der’r [‘there is’] a g. o’ light (a ray of light, streak of light) cornin’ in (N.Roe); a g. o’ de sun, a) a gleam of the sun, passing sunshine (Nm.); b) the glitter of the sun on the water (Sa.). — a g. o’ fire (Du.), a fire of red-hot embers, = glød (opp. to “bol (boul), es, øs” of a flaming fire); der’r a g. o’ fire on. — sultry sunshine (Fo.), almost = øl; he is a g. de day [‘to-day’]. — From Wests. is reported “de glid” and “de glida [glɩda]” as fishermen’s tabu-name for the sun. — O.N. glit, n., splendour; shine; glitter.

glid [glɩd], vb., to glitter; shine; gleam out, esp. of the sun; de sun