Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A variant of
glint .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- See
glint .
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- noun Archaic form of
glint . - verb Archaic form of
glint .
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Examples
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Greahondës thorowe the grevis glent, for to kyll thear dear.
Ballads of Scottish Tradition and Romance Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Third Series Various
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Greahondës thorowe the grevis glent [46], for to kyll their deer.
Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 3 Charles Dudley Warner 1864
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Greyhounds thorough the grov-es glent for to kill their deer.
A Bundle of Ballads Henry Morley 1858
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'O my faitherless bairn!' she cried, as I entered the door; but before she could rise to meet me, she got a glent o 'the coffin which they were takin' out o 'the hearse, and utterin' a sudden scream, her head fell back, and she gaed clean awa.
Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume XXII Alexander Leighton 1837
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"Weel laughed, Boggart, thou'rt a fine little tyke, I'se warrant, if one could but just catch glent on thee," said Robert, the youngest of the farmer's sons, early one evening, a little before Christmas, for familiarity had made them somewhat bold with their invisible guest.
Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 (of 2) John Roby 1821
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Warden’s Tower, I could but see them glent by wi’ their bridles ringing and their feathers fluttering, like the court of
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Jist gang ye till 'im, an' maybe he'll lat in a glent upo 'ye' at 'll astonish ye. "
Malcolm George MacDonald 1864
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Tower, I could but see them glent by wi 'their bridles ringing and their feathers fluttering, like the court of Elfland. "
The Bride of Lammermoor Walter Scott 1801
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