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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Gloming, Glomyn(g, n. Also: glomyne, glomeing, gloaming, glowming. [OE. (ǽfen) glommung, glómung, f. glóm twilight. Not found in ME., and in mod. Eng. adopted from Sc.] The time of twilight. (Sometimes with of the evening or nicht added.)(a) c1420 Wynt. iv. 827.
Fra the glomyng [W. glomyne] off the nycht Till on the morne quhill day wes lycht a1500 Henr. Fab. 1631.
[The bat] Quhilk … in the gloming cummis furth to fle 1531 Bell. Boece II. 115.
Efter supper [he] past furth in the gloming to do his eis 1533 Boece xi. xviii. 442 b.
In the glomyn quhen myrknes removit the sicht 1569 Peebles B. Rec. 315.
That ane of the outwaches enter nychtly afore the glomyng 1584 Reg. Privy C. III. 726.
Johnne Ker [etc.] … came in the gloming of the evening to his landis of Haltree 1596 Dalr. I. 250/27.
The king passing furth to do his eise, in the gloming of the euining 1587-99 Hume iii. 193.
The gloming comes, the day is spent 1616 Orkney & Zetl. Sheriff Ct. 65.
The devell … tuik hir vp to the head of the castle … about the glomeing of the nycht 1651 Blairs P. 40.
Withdrawing himself allone in a disaguysed simple sojers apparell under fauour of the gloming or night 1662 Soc. Ant. XXII. 221.
Ye confesst that … in the glomeing before the said meeting the Devil appeared to you(b) 1590 Reg. Privy C. IV. 545.
Patrick Crummy … come to the tolbuith in the glowming of the nicht a 1714 Cromarty Corr. II. 485.
The glowming of the evin