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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Glar, n. Also: glare. [Of unknown origin.] Slime, mud. c1500-c1512 Dunb. Tua Mar. W. 99.
His tua grym ene ar … gorgeit lyk twa gutaris that wer with glar stoppit Id. xxxiii. 108.
He … in a myre, vp to the ene Amang the glar did glyd 1513 Doug. vi. vi. 67.
Owtour the flude … scho brocht baith prophetes and man, And furth thaim sett amyd the foul glar Ib. x. vi. 42.
Slyddry glar so from wallys went That oft thar feyt was smyttyn vp on loft 1531 Bell. Boece I. 239.
Mony of thame, ouirset with slik and glar thairof, wer slane 1533 Boece i. viii. 55 b.
Ane porte [which] … is stoppit be glar and rutis of wedis, growin amang the slike 1535 Stewart 28104.
To mak ane cors … Under thair feit to stramp into the glar 1549 Compl. 68/7.
My eene greu as fast to gyddir as thai hed bene gleuit vitht glar or vitht gleu 1563–4 Edinb. Old Acc. I. 472.
For xxj faddome of ane greitt tow to draw furth the stanis furth of the glar c1590 J. Stewart 96/584.
Foull glar and dust his face all filthie meed 1594 St. A. Kirk S. 793.
Ane gret multitude of pepill … casting rottin eggis, filth and glar at him 1596 Dalr. I. 45/18.
Five myles of this loch of Spynie … is now maid glare and myre