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English word origin

Etymology of glore

From Middle English gloren, (compare Middle English glaren (“to glare, stare, shine”)), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Old English *glārian, from Proto-West Germanic *glāʀōn (“to shine”). Compare Scots glore (“to star

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Source etymology 1

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noun

A stare, fixed gaze. · A glow.

verb

To gaze intently, stare. · To stare rudely or gloomily, glower, glare. · To glow, shine. · To squint.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Middle English gloren, (compare Middle English glaren (“to glare, stare, shine”)), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Old English *glārian, from Proto-West Germanic *glāʀōn (“to shine”). Compare Scots glore (“to stare”), West Frisian gloarje, Dutch gloren, German Low German gloren (“to glimmer; flicker”), Swedish glora, Norwegian Bokmål glore, Norwegian Nynorsk glora. Related to glare.

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