"gleg" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ɡlɛɡ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gleg.wav [Southern-England] Forms: glegger [comparative], gleggest [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɛɡ Head templates: {{en-adj|glegger}} gleg (comparative glegger, superlative gleggest)
  1. (Scotland) smart; quick; brisk Tags: Scotland Categories (lifeform): Horseflies
    Sense id: en-gleg-en-adj-Mm17Wwa3 Disambiguation of Horseflies: 29 27 11 33 Categories (other): Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 27 5 34 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 47 21 5 27
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

IPA: /ɡlɛɡ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gleg.wav [Southern-England] 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 Categories (lifeform): Horseflies
    Sense id: en-gleg-en-noun-f6AlTMD9 Disambiguation of Horseflies: 29 27 11 33 Categories (other): Northern England English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 27 5 34
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ɡlɛɡ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gleg.wav [Southern-England] 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 Categories (lifeform): Horseflies
    Sense id: en-gleg-en-noun-cC7efT4p Disambiguation of Horseflies: 29 27 11 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /ɡlɛɡ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gleg.wav [Southern-England] 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 Categories (lifeform): Horseflies Synonyms: glance
    Sense id: en-gleg-en-verb-hWL23y7P Disambiguation of Horseflies: 29 27 11 33 Categories (other): Northern England English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 27 5 34
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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