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

From Middle English glim, glimme, t=radiance; shining brightness, of further origin. Perhaps from and/or , *glima, both apparently from , from . Compare , dialectal , glimma.