glis (glis)

[L., a dormouse.] 1. Pl. glires (gli'rez). A kind of dormouse, Myoxus glis. 2. [ cap.] A genus of dormice. Erxleben, 1777. glisk (glisk), v. i. [A dial. var. of gli .] 1. To glitter.-2. To look slyly or askance. Hall i well. [Prov. Eng. in both senses.] glisk (glisk), n. [ The flock, thickly scattered over the heath, arose, and turned to the ruddying east glisk of returning light. Blackwood's Mag . , June, 1820, p. 277. 2539 And sodainly beholde a certain man, whose countenaunce was full of maiestie, stood visible before me, in a glistening garmente. J. Udall , On Acts x. How unpolish't soever this diamond be, yet if it do but gli en , 'tis too presious to be cast away. Hammond, Works, IV. 660. The bright arms and banners of the French were seen glistening in the distance. Pre scott , Ferd. and Isa., ii. 12. Mothers' eyes glistened at the windows upon the glis tening bayonets of their boys below. G. W. Curtis, Int. to Cecil Dreeme. =Syn. Glister, Glitter, etc. See glarel, v. i. kle; gleam. [Rare.] IMG:content-2393.png:[blocks in formation] They bene yclad in purple and pall,... Ygyrt with belts of glitterand gold. Spenser, Shep. Cal., July. glitteringly (glit'er-ing-li), adv . In a glittering manner; with sparkling luster. gloam (glom), n. [A dial. var. of gloom .] Tho [Scotch.] He has a gloaming sight o' what's reasonable - that is anes and awa'-a glisk and nae mair. Scott , Rob Roy, xxi. gli (glis), v.i. [ gli en , glance, glisien , shine, glisa = MLG. glisen , gli en = ODan. glise , shine; a secondary form, connected with glisten, glister, prob. from an orig. base * glits-, extended from the root * glit of glitter: see glist, glisten, glister1, glitter, and cf. glim, v.] 1. To shine; glitter. [Obsolete or prov. Eng.] A greate glisiande God grathly mee tolde, That thou shalt raigne when I rotte on my ryche londes. A lisa under of Macedoine (E. E. T. S.), l. 1196. Her girdle shew'd her middle gimp, And gowden glist her hair. Hardyknute, st. 4. 21. To glance; look. He gly et up with his ene, that gray were and grete. Anturs of Arthur , st. 28.