Middle English Dictionary Entry
glāveren v.
Entry Info
| Forms | glāveren v. |
| Etymology | Prob. Celt.; cp. Ir. glafaire a babbler & glafarnac noise; Sc.Gael. glafar noisy, chattering & glafarnach; Wel. glafr flattery, glafru to flatter, glaforiwr a driveler. Also cp. MnE dial. (chiefly Scot., N, & W) glaver to chatter, babble, flatter & glaver, glavering idle talk, etc. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) To speak loudly or deceitfully; (b) to speak deceitfully about (sb.), deceive (sb.); (c) ppl. glaveringe, glaverande, of words: deceitful; of a person: loud-speaking; for ~, because of loud or deceitful speaking.
Associated quotations
a
- a1425 Wycl.Serm.(Bod 788)1.181 : Here many, clepid filosophirs, glaveren dyversely.
- c1475(a1400) Wycl.Conf.(Dub 245)330 : Hou-euer antecriste glauer, he letteþ not god to do his wille.
b
- c1400(?c1380) Pearl (Nero A.10)688 : The ryʒtwys man..Ne glauerez her nieʒbor wyth no gyle.
- a1425 Wycl.VOct.(Bod 788)389 : Þus God wole þat þou leve to muse on doutis þat he wole hide, as of oure Ladi, and Seint Joon, and oþer seintis þat foolis glaveren.
c
- c1350 Of alle þe witti (Add 45896)34 : Boþe my tonge and my tetʒ, my tale is so touʒ, for glauerynt and ganglynt, engleymud as glu.
- c1440(?a1400) Morte Arth.(1) (Thrn)2538 : Siche glauerande gomes greues me bot lyttill.
- c1600(?c1395) PPl.Creed (Trin-C R.3.15)51 : Þat wicked folke wymmen bi-traiþ, And bigiliþ hem of her good wiþ glauerynge wordes.
- c1600(?c1395) PPl.Creed (Trin-C R.3.15)708 : Freres..bigileþ þe grete wiþ glauerynge wordes.