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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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GLEIG, n. A voiced form of cleig (see Cleg, n.¹).Inv. 1845 Stat. Acc.² XIV. 252:
In warm summer evenings the midge or Hebridean musquito, and the gad-fly or gleig, prove very annoying.