Definitions for gleg

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Spelling: [gleg]
IPA: /glɛg/

Gleg is a 4 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 6 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 16 anagrams from letters in gleg (eggl).

Definitions for gleg

adjective

  1. quick; keen.

Origin of gleg

1250-1300; Middle English Old Norse gløggr; cognate with Old English glēaw, Old Saxon, Old High German glau wise; akin to glow

Examples for gleg

Oh, Malcolm, I sat and marvelled at ye—so gleg ye took him up.

Any boy more 'gleg at the uptak' would have met his parents half-way, and eased their burden.

He's as gleg as M'Keachen's elshin, that ran through sax plies o' bend-leather into the king's heel.

Any boy more "gleg at the uptak" would have met his parents half-way, and eased their burden.

And they warna lost upon her, for she had aye a gleg ee for a horse.

A' the Morays are gleg, and yon marquis has an ee like a hawk.'

Word Value for gleg
Scrable

6

Words with friends

9

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