"glose" meaning in Middle English

See glose in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɡlɔːz(ə)/ Forms: gloce [alternative, Late-Middle-English], glosse [alternative, Late-Middle-English], gloose [alternative, Late-Middle-English], glous [alternative, Late-Middle-English], glos [alternative, Northern], glois [alternative], gloyse [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French glose, from Late Latin glōssa, from Ancient Greek γλῶσσα (glôssa, “language”). First attested in 1300. Etymology templates: {{bor+|enm|fro|glose}} Borrowed from Old French glose, {{der|enm|la-lat|glōssa}} Late Latin glōssa, {{der|enm|grc|γλῶσσα||language}} Ancient Greek γλῶσσα (glôssa, “language”), {{etydate|1300}} First attested in 1300 Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} glose
  1. A gloss (explanatory comment, especially in a text's margin)
    Sense id: en-glose-enm-noun-K3mBoYEr Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Talking Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 28 16 27 22 8 Disambiguation of Talking: 35 25 8 8 24
  2. A specious or deceitful comment or explanation.
    Sense id: en-glose-enm-noun-5aET4MdY Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 28 16 27 22 8
  3. Flattery or blandishment, especially if deceitful.
    Sense id: en-glose-enm-noun-P71fIqCI Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 28 16 27 22 8
  4. (rare) An explanation for a situation or state of affairs. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-glose-enm-noun-Oab7vlEZ Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 28 16 27 22 8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: glosen, glosour
Etymology number: 1 Categories (other): Deception, Literature Disambiguation of Deception: 0 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Literature: 0 0 0 0 0

Verb

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|var=1}} glose
  1. alternative form of glosen Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: glosen
    Sense id: en-glose-enm-verb-bO6~2GFW
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2 Categories (other): Deception, Literature Disambiguation of Deception: 0 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Literature: 0 0 0 0 0

Alternative forms

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