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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Glew, Gleu, n.2 Also: glewe. [ME. glew, glewe (c 1380), glue, glu (1340), OF. glu.] a. Glue. b. Birdlime.a. 1507 Treas. Acc. III. 388.
For tua pund glew 1513 Doug. vi. iii. 98.
Lyke as ful oft … The gum or glew [L. viscum] … Is wont to seym ȝallow on the grane new 1530 M. Works Acc. I. 33 b.
For keling soundis for glew to certane durris 1531 Ib. II. 19.
Ane pund of horne glew for pannalis 1531 Bell. Boece I. p. lii.
This goume … throw ithand motioun of the see, it growis als teuch as glew 1552–3 Edinb. Old Acc. II. 13.
For three piggs to melt glew in c1590 Fowler I. 225/7.
Quha … melts my spreits as fyre doith pik and glewe 1596 Dalr. I. 35/29.
It will be sax … cubites hich of fat mossie ground as glew 1609 Skene Reg. Maj. 153 b.
They festen and bindes them not with lether, or glew, as they sould do 1684 Elgin Rec. II. 312.
For fiue pund of Flanders gleub. c1590 Fowler I. 149 xiv. 11.
I see new glewe, new girns, newe netts Ib. 162/14.
Fouler rins not foule to girnis and glewe
