An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language / in which the words are explained in their different senses, authorized by the names of the writers by whom they are used, or the titles of the works in which they occur, and deduced from their originals

by John Jamieson

GLOFF, s. A sudden fright, S.
V. [Gliff].

GLOG, adj. Slow; glog-rinnin water, a river that runs slowly, Perths.

Gael. glog, a soft lump, gliogar, slowness.

GLOY, s.
1. The withered blades stripped off from straw, S. B.
Douglas.
2. Oaten straw, Orkn.

Fr. gluy, Holl. gluye, stramen arundinaceum.

To Gloy, v. a. To give grain a rough thrashing, Loth.

GLOIS, s. A blaze.
V. [Glose].

To GLOIT, v. n.
1. To work in something liquid, miry, or viscous, Ang.
2. To do any thing in a dirty and awkward manner, Ang.

Sw. gloet-a, to grope for fish.

Gloitry.
V. [Gludderie].