"glew" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ɡliu̯/
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gleyH- Proto-Indo-European *glóh₁ytn̥ Proto-Italic *gloiten Latin glūten Late Latin glūs Old French glubor. Middle English glew From Old French glu, from Late Latin glūs, from Latin glūten, from Proto-Italic *gloiten. Etymology templates: {{ety|enm|:bor|fro:glu<ety:inh<la-lat:glūs<ety:from<la:glūten>>>>|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gleyH- Proto-Indo-European *glóh₁ytn̥ Proto-Italic *gloiten Latin glūten Late Latin glūs Old French glubor. Middle English glew [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*gleyH-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*glóh₁ytn̥", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*gloiten", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "glūten", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Late Latin", "term" : "glūs", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "la-lat" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "glu", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "glew", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" }" data-lang="enm" data-title="glew">, {{bor|enm|fro|glu}} Old French glu, {{der|enm|la-lat|glūs}} Late Latin glūs, {{der|enm|la|glūten}} Latin glūten, {{der|enm|itc-pro|*gloiten}} Proto-Italic *gloiten Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|var=}} glew, {{enm-noun|glewes}} glew (plural glewes) Forms: glewes [plural], glu [alternative], glue [alternative], glewe [alternative], gleu [alternative], glowe [alternative], glyw [alternative], glyu [alternative], gleuwe [alternative], gluwe [alternative]
  1. A adhesive or adherent; something that binds:
    glue; a substance designed to adhere two things together.
    Sense id: en-glew-enm-noun-enm:glue Categories (other): Middle English entries with etymology trees, Middle English entries with etymon, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with etymology trees: 17 44 39 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with etymon: 16 44 41 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 13 30 33 3 12 8
  2. A adhesive or adherent; something that binds:
    birdlime; a trap or capturing mechanism.
    Sense id: en-glew-enm-noun-enm:glue1 Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Middle English entries with etymology trees, Middle English entries with etymon, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 17 16 14 5 19 13 2 9 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 13 11 4 26 21 2 7 4 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with etymology trees: 17 44 39 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with etymon: 16 44 41 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 13 30 33 3 12 8 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 10 52 38 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 14 49 36 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 10 52 38
  3. A adhesive or adherent; something that binds:
    A tar or resin; any natural adherent.
    Sense id: en-glew-enm-noun-enm:glue1 Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Middle English entries with etymology trees, Middle English entries with etymon, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 17 16 14 5 19 13 2 9 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 13 11 4 26 21 2 7 4 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with etymology trees: 17 44 39 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with etymon: 16 44 41 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 13 30 33 3 12 8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: glewen, glewer, glewy, glewysch, gluynge
Etymology number: 1 Categories (other): Chemistry Disambiguation of Chemistry: 0 0 0 0 0 0

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|var=1}} glew
  1. alternative form of gleu Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: gleu
    Sense id: en-glew-enm-noun-enm:knowledgeable
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2 Categories (other): Chemistry Disambiguation of Chemistry: 0 0 0 0 0 0

Verb

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|var=1}} glew
  1. alternative form of glewen (“to play music, have fun”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: glewen (extra: to play music, have fun)
    Sense id: en-glew-enm-verb-enm:to_play_music Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 13 30 33 3 12 8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3 Categories (other): Chemistry Disambiguation of Chemistry: 0 0 0 0 0 0

Verb

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|var=1}} glew
  1. alternative form of glewen (“to glue”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: glewen (extra: to glue)
    Sense id: en-glew-enm-verb-enm:to_glue
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4 Categories (other): Chemistry Disambiguation of Chemistry: 0 0 0 0 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "expansion": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *gleyH-\nProto-Indo-European *glóh₁ytn̥\nProto-Italic *gloiten\nLatin glūten\nLate Latin glūs\nOld French glubor.\nMiddle English glew\n[Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from\", \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Indo-European\", \"term\" : \"*gleyH-\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"ine-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"keyword\" : \"from\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Indo-European\", \"term\" : \"*glóh₁ytn̥\", \"status\" : \"inline\", \"lang\" : \"ine-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Italic\", \"term\" : \"*gloiten\", \"status\" : \"inline\", \"lang\" : \"itc-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Latin\", \"term\" : \"glūten\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"la\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"keyword\" : \"from\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Late Latin\", \"term\" : \"glūs\", \"status\" : \"inline\", \"lang\" : \"la-lat\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Old French\", \"term\" : \"glu\", \"status\" : \"inline\", \"lang\" : \"fro\" } ], \"keyword\" : \"bor\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Middle English\", \"term\" : \"glew\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"enm\" }\" data-lang=\"enm\" data-title=\"glew\">",
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    },
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      },
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      },
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        "3": "*gloiten"
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      "form": "glewes",
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        "plural"
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    },
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      ]
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      "word": "glewer"
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      "word": "glewy"
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      "word": "glewysch"
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        "A adhesive or adherent; something that binds:",
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          "bold_text_offsets": [
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            ]
          ],
          "english": "On the Day of Many Martyrs",
          "ref": "a. 1384, John Wyclif, “On Dai of Many Martris [On the Day of Many Martyrs]”, in Thomas Arnold, editor, Select English Works of John Wyclif, volume I, Oxford: Clarendon Press, published 1869, page 223:",
          "text": "Cunne we wel Goddis lawe, and loke wher Fariseis grounden hem in it; and if þei done not, flee we her sentence as heresie or fendis glewe.",
          "translation": "On the Day of Many Martyrs",
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        }
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        "A adhesive or adherent; something that binds:",
        "birdlime; a trap or capturing mechanism."
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        "A tar or resin; any natural adherent."
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          "resin",
          "resin"
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      "ipa": "/ɡliu̯/"
    }
  ],
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}

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        }
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        "alternative form of gleu"
      ],
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        }
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}

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