"glyffen" meaning in Middle English

See glyffen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈɡlifən/
Etymology: Unknown; possibly from multiple similar-sounding words that coalesced. Compare Dutch glippen (“slip”) (first sense), Old Norse glípna (“to be downcast”) (third sense). Etymology templates: {{unk|enm}} Unknown, {{cog|nl|glippen|t=slip}} Dutch glippen (“slip”), {{cog|non|glípna|t=to be downcast}} Old Norse glípna (“to be downcast”) Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|head=}} glyffen, {{enm-verb|glyffeth|glyffende|glyfte|glyft}} glyffen (third-person singular simple present glyffeth, present participle glyffende, first-/third-person singular past indicative glyfte, past participle glyft) Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|glyff|glyf|class=te}} Forms: glyffeth [present, singular, third-person], glyffende [participle, present], glyfte [first-person, indicative, past, singular, third-person], glyft [participle, past], weak [table-tags], glyffen [infinitive], to glyffen [infinitive], glyffe [infinitive], glyffe [first-person, present, singular], glyfte [first-person, past, singular], glyffest [present, second-person, singular], glyftest [past, second-person, singular], glyffeth [present, singular, third-person], glyfte [past, singular, third-person], glyffe [present, singular, subjunctive], glyfte [past, singular, subjunctive], glyffe [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], glyffen [plural, present], glyffe [plural, present], glyften [past, plural], glyfte [past, plural], glyffeth [imperative, plural, present], glyffe [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], glyffynge [participle, present], glyffende [participle, present], glyft [participle, past], yglyft [participle, past]
  1. to slip [13th–14th c.]
    Sense id: en-glyffen-enm-verb-tnTX8jyu
  2. to look to the side [from 14th c.]
    Sense id: en-glyffen-enm-verb-QOoO5K-J Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 19 60 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 53 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 68 16
  3. (rare) to become frightened Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-glyffen-enm-verb-115vZZ90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: glyffe, gliffen, gluffen

Alternative forms

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