Middle English Dictionary Entry
glọ̄theren v.
Entry Info
Forms | glọ̄theren v. |
Etymology | Cp. MScot. glūther, glūder. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
To flatter, cajole; flatter (sb.).
Associated quotations
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)8401 : Ne noþier i kepe þe gab ne gloþer [Frf: kepe to gab ne gloþer; Göt: kepe to gabb ne glose], Bot soth to sai, and for nanoþer.