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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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Quotation dates: 1898
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†GLUNDER, n., v. Also glonder, glunner, glunter (Jam.).
I. n. 1. In pl. = the sulks, in phr. in the glunners, in a bad temper, in the sulks (Lth. 1808 Jam., w., s.Sc. 1887 Jam.).
2. “An ignorant sour-tempered fellow” (Gall. 1824 MacTaggart Gallov. Encycl. 233, glunner).
II. v. To sulk, to be in a bad temper.s.Sc. 1898 E. Hamilton Mawkin of the Flow xviii.:
There's no sense in sitting there glundering that gate.
Hence glunderin, ppl.adj., 1. “awkward, ugly, and staring” (Rxb. 1880 J. Wilson MS. Coll. Jedburgh Words & Phrs., ‡1923 Watson W.-B.); 2. “glaring; applied to any thing very gaudy, calculated to please a vulgar taste” (Lth., Rxb. 1825 Jam.).
[O.Sc. has glondouris (in the), the sulks, 1546. Cf. Glundie and Glunt, v.2, n.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
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