Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗verb
To glimpse.
noun
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryA quick glance. · An unexpected view of something startling. · A sudden fright. · A short moment.
Compare Middle English glyffen (“to give a glancing look; to become startled or frightened”).
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- Cognate mentionglyffenenm · to give a glancing look; to become startled or frightened
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