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N.I., Fo. occas.; in other places more comm. glisk. — Deriv. of a *glis-. No. glis, m., a glimpse of light, Sw. dial. glis, f., a faint gleam. No. and Sw. dial. glisa, vb., to gleam, give light; to send a transient gleam; to shine through an opening or a crack, or between two clouds, etc. No. gliseld, m., a fire flaring up for a short while (R.); Sw. dial. eldglesa (ellgläsa), f., red-hot embers. L.Sc. (and N.Eng. dial.) glisk, sb., a glimpse, flash; a slight affection; a moment. Shetl. glisk, glisker (glist) corresponds exactly to No. and Sw. dial. “glis” in the senses given under 1 and 2; the form “glisk”, however, is certainly L.Sc. In sense 4 Shetl. “glisk” assimilates exactly to the Eng. dial. and L.Sc. glisk. — See gles¹, sb., and glisp, sb.

†glisk [glɩsk], vb., to give a hasty, transient gleam, esp. of the sun between clouds; “if de sun would g. ut [‘out’]”, if only the sun would peep out between the clouds (Nm.); cf. glid, vb. — Deriv. of an old *glisa; see prec. glisk, sb.

†glisker [glɩskər], vb., 1) = glisk, vb. U.; Y. 2) to blow gently; to dry slightly, of the wind; he’ll may be g. aff o’ [‘off’] de corn, so we can shear again, the wind will probably dry the corn a little (before the next shower comes) so that we can reap again (Y^b.); cf. glisk, sb. 3. Deriv. of *glis; see prec. glisk, glisker, sb., and glisk, vb.

glisp [glesp], sb., a glimpse; a sudden sight of someone or something hastily disappearing; I saw a g. o’ him, I caught a glimpse of him. Fe^e. Deriv. of O.N. glis (glimmer) in sense of a transient glimpse; see gles¹, sb., and glisk(er), sb. For the derivative-ending in glisp may be compared Sw. dial. glispa, f., = No. glisa, f., a small opening or crack, through which the light pene-

trates (Ri. under “glisa”, vb., as distinguished from glispa, f., a crack, chink, for *glipsa under “glipa”, vb., to gape).

†glist [glɩst], sb., = glisk, sb. 1; a g. o’ de sun. Nm^w. Also glister [glɩstər], which doubtless is Eng. glister, sb.

†glister [glɩstər], vb., to glare, to stare fixedly. Fe. Really the same word as Eng. glister, vb.; in a similar sense Sw. dial. glystra (“glystär”) and Mod.H.G. glistern, vb.

glit [glɩt] and glitek [glətək], sb., an opening, crack, through which the light falls. De^w. (M.Roe). Deriv. of O.N. glit, n., glitter; see glid, sb. Cf. No. glita, f., a glade. — Another glit [glɩt, glət] in sense of mucus, slimy or fatty fluid (fat; oil; Jam.), Eng. gleet (glit), sb.

gljur [gᶅūr, gᶅū^ər], sb., a deep cleft; a dark, rocky cavern; grotto, a deep or mirki (dark) g. Uⁿ.; Fo. O.N. gljúfr, n., a) rocks or stones enclosing a ravine on both sides; b) a (steep) hollow; a ravine. Cf. gløver, sb.

glob, globb [glȯb], sb., detached, dark, rainy clouds; sudden showers of sleet; sleety rain coming in sudden showers. Conn. *glop or *glopp. Cf. Sw. dial. glop, n., a heavy snowfall, sleet. No. glop(a)- regn, n., rain in large, scattered drops, Fær. glopp(a)regn and glop(r)aregn, heavy rain (tað regnar av glopa, the rain is falling in torrents).

globaben¹ [glȯb··aben·], sb., = kavlisben, kavelben: the arched (trɩangular) bone under the belly of a fish, esp. of a halibut, below the anus. U. (Uⁿ.). globaben, “a guid [‘good’] g.”, is reported from U^wg. in sense of a fat bone of a halibut. Poss. the same word as globaben, mentioned in a diff. sense