A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Gley, v. [ME. gley (a 1300). Cf. Glee v.] intr. To squint. —c1590 J. Stewart 68/115.
Sum lyncht, sum gleyid, sum haid ane keppand snoit
