Glẏpan. Tympanum pulsare; and
Glιp-meᵹen; ᵹlιẏpιenꝺe-maꝺen; (glee-maiden), tympanistria: which Somner renders a she-minstrel; for it should seem that they had females of this profession; one name for which was also Glẏpbẏꝺeneꞅꞇꞃa.
(5) Of congenial derivation to the foregoing is
Glẏpc. (Glywc), Tibia, a pipe or flute.
Both this and the common radix Glιᵹᵹ are with great appearance of truth derived by Junius from the Icelandic Gliggur, flatus; as supposing that the first attempts at music among our Gothic ancestors were with wind-instruments. Vid. Jun. Etym. Ang. v. Glee.
II.
But the minstrels, as is hinted above, did not confine themselves to the mere exercise of their primary arts of music and song, but occasionally used many other modes of diverting. Hence, from the above root was derived, in a secondary sense:
(1) Gleo, and pιnꞅum glιp, facetiæ.
Gleopιan, jocari; to jest, or, be merry (Somn.), and
Gleopιenꝺ, jocans; jesting, speaking merrily. (Somn.)