verb, noun — 6 senses
Etymology From Middle English gloren, (compare Middle English glaren (“to glare, stare, shine”)), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Old English *glārian, from Proto-West Germanic *glāʀōn (“to shine”). Compare Scots glore (“to stare”), West Frisian gloarje, Dutch gloren, German Low German gloren (“to glimmer; flicker”), Swedish glora, Norwegian Bokmål glore, Norwegian Nynorsk glora. Related to glare.
Dialectal To glow, shine.
Dialectal To squint.
Etymology From Middle English gloren, (compare Middle English glaren (“to glare, stare, shine”)), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Old English *glārian, from Proto-West Germanic *glāʀōn (“to shine”). Compare Scots glore (“to stare”), West Frisian gloarje, Dutch gloren, German Low German gloren (“to glimmer; flicker”), Swedish glora, Norwegian Bokmål glore, Norwegian Nynorsk glora. Related to glare.
Dialectal A stare, fixed gaze.
Dialectal A glow.
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