Definitions For Glim

Verb

glimm (obsolete, transitive) To brand on the hand. }} (dated, slang) To illuminate. (dated, slang) To see; to observe. }} }}

Noun

GLIM. (countable and uncountable, plural GLIMs) (obsolete) brightness; splendour (archaic, slang) A light; a candle; a lantern; a fire. }} }} }} (archaic, slang) An eye. (archaic, slang) A pair of glasses or spectacles. (archaic, slang) A look; a glimpse. (archaic, slang) gonorrhea, gonorrhea (archaic, slang) fake, fake documents claiming the loss of property by fire (for use in begging). }}

Derived terms

eye glimflashy, , angry

Etymology

{{PIE root, en, ǵʰley}} From Middle English glim, glimme, t=radiance; shining brightness, of {{unk, en, title=uncertain}} further origin. Perhaps from {{inh, en, ang, gleomu, t=splendor}} and/or {{der, en, non, glim}}, *glima, both apparently from {{der, en, gem-pro, *glimō}}, from {{der, en, ine-pro, *ǵʰley-, t=to gleam, shimmer, glow}}. Compare {{cog, no, glim}}, dialectal {{cog, gmq-osw, glim}}, glimma.