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gleowian

  • verb [ weak ]
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Grammar
gleowian, gliowian, gliwian, glywian; p. ode; pp. od
To play on an instrument, sing, joke, jest, act the gleeman or buffoon; fidicinare, jocari, scurrari, scurram agere
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  • Ðá ongan se wísdóm gliowian

    then wisdom began to sing,

    • Bt. 12
      • ;
    • Fox 36, 6
      • .

  • Ðæt ǽnig preóst ne gliwige

    that no priest act the gleeman,

    • L. Edg. C. 58
      • ;
    • Th. ii. 256, 16
      • .

  • He sumu þing ætgædere mid him sprecende and gleowiende wæs ðe ðǽr ǽr inne wǽron

    cum ibidem positi aliqua, una cum eis qui ibidem ante inerant, loquerentur ac jocarentur,

    • Bd. 4, 24
      • ;
    • S. 598, 34
      • .

  • Mádena glywiendra

    juvencularum tympanistriarum,

    • Ps. Spl. 67, 27
      • .
Etymology
[
Laym. gleowien to chant, play
:
A. R. gleowede was merry.
]
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v.  gliowian gliwian glywian.
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Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “gleowian.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/17226.

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