11 gl... words you may not know
Take a look over these words all starting with gl…
gleed — a glowing coal — from Proto-Indo-European
gleet — slimy or filthy — from Latin through Old French
gleg — quick in perception or action — from Old Norse through Middle English
glenoid — the socket of a joint or a hollow cavity — from Greek
glede — the common red kite of Europe — from Middle Low German
glebe — land belonging to a church — probably from Proto-Indo-European through Latin & French
glaucous — green with a grayish-blue cast — from Greek through Latin
glim — a light, lamp or candle — taken from the word glimmer, which came from German through Middle Dutch
glister — to sparkle or gleam — from German through Middle Dutch
glomerate — to wind or make into a ball — from Latin
gloriole — a halo— from Latin, literally, a small glory
An odd post, I know. It was inspired by a search through the dictionary for the etymology of the word glean. Though the etymology was intriguing, I was more fascinated by discovering so many nearby words that were new to me. I’d love to hear how many of these you already knew. I apologize in advance for not being able to reply to your comments due to an unexplainable technical glitch.
I'm embarrassed to admit these are all new to me! What fun words! If I had more creativity going on, I'd try to make a clever sentence using them, but I have summer cold and no brain power whatsoever. Thanks for the new vocabulary!
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