11 gl... words you may not know

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.

Big thanks to this week’s sources: Merriam Webster,  Etymonline, Collins Dictionary, & Wordnik.