Middle English Dictionary Entry
glōrien v.(2)
Entry Info
Forms | glōrien v.(2) |
Etymology | Cp. Ir. glár mud, muddy water; MScot. glar mud, slime; MnE dial. (chiefly N & Scot.) glaur, glar, glore n. & v. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
To dirty or defile (sth.).
Associated quotations
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)199 : Gloryyn, or wythe onclene þynge defoylyn: Maculo, deturpo.