"gleg" meaning in English

See gleg in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ɡlɛɡ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gleg.wav Forms: glegger [comparative], gleggest [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɛɡ Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} gleg (comparative glegger, superlative gleggest)
  1. (Scotland) Smart; quick; brisk. Tags: Scotland Categories (lifeform): Horseflies
    Sense id: en-gleg-en-adj-AS4lhB4f Disambiguation of Horseflies: 56 16 10 18 Categories (other): Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 22 9 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 32 11 3 13 2 14 25 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 14 2 17 1 17 18 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

IPA: /ɡlɛɡ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gleg.wav Forms: glegs [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛɡ Head templates: {{en-noun}} gleg (plural glegs)
  1. (now rare, Northern England) A look or glance. Tags: Northern-England, archaic
    Sense id: en-gleg-en-noun-f6AlTMD9 Categories (other): Northern England English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ɡlɛɡ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gleg.wav Forms: glegs [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛɡ Etymology: Variant forms. Head templates: {{en-noun}} gleg (plural glegs)
  1. Alternative form of cleg Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: cleg
    Sense id: en-gleg-en-noun-cC7efT4p
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /ɡlɛɡ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gleg.wav Forms: glegs [present, singular, third-person], glegging [participle, present], glegged [participle, past], glegged [past]
Rhymes: -ɛɡ Head templates: {{en-verb}} gleg (third-person singular simple present glegs, present participle glegging, simple past and past participle glegged)
  1. (Northern England) To glance. Tags: Northern-England Synonyms: glance
    Sense id: en-gleg-en-verb-hWL23y7P Categories (other): Northern England English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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        "(Scotland) Smart; quick; brisk."
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        "To glance."
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