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236 ). See Introd. V (also N.Spr. VII), § 33. Meaning 3 has doubtless arisen from a mingling of -: glitr-; see
 * klotr with $1$,, from

glodret [glȯd$ə$rət, glȯd··ərət·] and glodri [glȯd$ə$ri, glȯd··əri·],, 1) of a cloud: large; dense; dark; a g. clood. 2) of the air, the sky: charged, covered with dense, dark rain- or thunder-clouds. From *klotr, and to be classed with , Hardly so common as the preceding , with which it is easily confounded.

gloffi [glɔf(f)i, glåf(f)i],, a nickname (tabu-name, sea-term) for halibut. *gluff-. doubtless the same word as gluffi, , a glutton (gluffa and gluffsa,, to gobble; glufsa, , to gobble, also to plunge; blurt out, ). — is found as the name of a fishing-ground where halibut is caught; see ,

gloffus [glȯf(f)os],, see.

glog [glōg],, to cast furtive, watchful side-glances about, to g. aboot (aroond). May be compared partly with  glugga, to scrutinize, partly with glokka and glogsa,, to steal a glance at.

gloger, gljoger [gᶅōgər],, foam on the surface of the sea from the backward-washing breakers. The same word as , [ᶅōgər], = [lȯdər] (recorded in  and ), from  lauðr, lǫðr,, lather; sea-foam. For the final g from an original ð in Norn words, see Introd. V (also N.Spr. VII), § 29, the end. The initial g in appears to be the old common prefix (ga), mentioned under $n$, See further and $n$,

glogg [glȯg(g)],, dirty slime scraped from fish, fish-g. Really the same word as, , , of something viscous, sticky and dirty; see ,

glogs,, see ,


 * gloit$s$,, see (*),

gloit$1$ [glȯi‘t],, 1) a large bite; large portion of food; abundant meal. 2) a meal between the regular meal-times, a snack, a g. o’ meat. Really the same word as the glut,, but the form , from an *glott or *glutt, indicates that the word is old in  glotten,, gluttonous, and glutning (glotning, gloitnin’), , a glutton. For the change “ott [ɔƫ, ȯƫ] > oit” in see Introd. V (also N.Spr. VII), § 19.

gloit$2$ [glȯi‘t],, a big, corpulent, clumsy and bent person, a great g. o’ a man. . For * from *-? klodde,, and klodda,, a fat, heavy, corpulent figure, may be compared. gloit,, differs in meaning (“lubberly inactive fellow, soft delicate person”: Jam.), but has, in any case with regard to the form, probably influenced the word.

gloit$1$ [glɔit, glåit],, a slipping out with a jerk, of a fishing-line which has chanced to stick fast to the sea-bottom, and is jerked loose again: de line ga’e [‘gave’] a g. or guid ut [‘went out’] wi’ a g. , a gliding; slipping. — More usual as a verb; see below.
 * glott(r) for *glettr;  glett,

gloit [glɔit, glåit],, to slide; slip; to become loose, with a jerk, suddenly, of a fishing-line which has chanced to stick fast to the sea-bottom, and is carefully jerked up; de line ; I felt de line. from *: *glotta for *gletta; gletta,, to slide; slip ( glätta, glinta). Besides , is also used a form [blɔit, blåit].

gloitnin,, see ,