Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Unknown; possibly from multiple similar-sounding words that coalesced. Compare Dutch glippen (slip) (first sense), Old Norse glípna (to be downcast) (third sense).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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glyffen (third-person singular simple present glyffeth, present participle glyffende, first-/third-person singular past indicative glyfte, past participle glyft)

  1. to slip [13th–14th c.]
  2. to look to the side [from 14th c.]
  3. (rare) to become frightened

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • >? English: gliff

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