"gliff" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ɡlɪf/ Forms: gliffs [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪf Etymology: Compare Middle English glyffen (“to give a glancing look; to become startled or frightened”). Etymology templates: {{cog|enm|glyffen|t=to give a glancing look; to become startled or frightened}} Middle English glyffen (“to give a glancing look; to become startled or frightened”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} gliff (plural gliffs)
  1. (UK, Scotland, dialect) A transient glance. Tags: Scotland, UK, dialectal Categories (topical): Time
    Sense id: en-gliff-en-noun-gvh0Kxac Disambiguation of Time: 100 0 0 0 0 Categories (other): British English, Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 13 21 20 23 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 23 13 21 20 23
  2. (UK, Scotland, dialect) An unexpected view of something that startles one. Tags: Scotland, UK, dialectal
    Sense id: en-gliff-en-noun-lJJN0RoS Categories (other): British English, Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 13 21 20 23 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 23 13 21 20 23
  3. (UK, Scotland, dialect) A sudden fright. Tags: Scotland, UK, dialectal Categories (topical): Fear
    Sense id: en-gliff-en-noun-7JYUTJvu Disambiguation of Fear: 19 9 45 13 15 Categories (other): British English, Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 13 21 20 23 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 23 13 21 20 23
  4. (UK, Scotland, dialect) A short moment. Tags: Scotland, UK, dialectal
    Sense id: en-gliff-en-noun-NSLT5IMb Categories (other): British English, Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 13 21 20 23 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 23 13 21 20 23
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: glift Related terms: giffle [East-Anglia]

Verb [English]

IPA: /ɡlɪf/ Forms: gliffs [present, singular, third-person], gliffing [participle, present], gliffed [participle, past], gliffed [past]
Rhymes: -ɪf Etymology: Compare Middle English glyffen (“to give a glancing look; to become startled or frightened”). Etymology templates: {{cog|enm|glyffen|t=to give a glancing look; to become startled or frightened}} Middle English glyffen (“to give a glancing look; to become startled or frightened”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} gliff (third-person singular simple present gliffs, present participle gliffing, simple past and past participle gliffed)
  1. (UK, Scotland, dialect, transitive) To glimpse. Tags: Scotland, UK, dialectal, transitive Categories (topical): Vision
    Sense id: en-gliff-en-verb-aqyIHX3y Disambiguation of Vision: 17 24 17 8 34 Categories (other): British English, Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 13 21 20 23 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 23 13 21 20 23
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: glift

Noun [Welsh]

Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], cliff [mutation, mutation-radical], gliff [mutation, mutation-soft], nghliff [mutation, mutation-nasal], chliff [mutation, mutation-aspirate]
Head templates: {{head|cy|mutated noun}} gliff Inflection templates: {{cy-mut|cliff}}
  1. Soft mutation of cliff. Tags: form-of, mutation-soft Form of: cliff
    Sense id: en-gliff-cy-noun-na0Tyr6o Categories (other): Welsh entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "name": "cy-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
        "Welsh mutated nouns",
        "Welsh non-lemma forms",
        "Welsh soft-mutation forms"
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "cliff"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Soft mutation of cliff."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cliff",
          "cliff#Welsh"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "mutation-soft"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "gliff"
}

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