1. A transient glance; an unexpected view of something that startles one; a sudden fear. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] Halliwell.
2. A moment: as, for a gliff. [Scot.] Sir W. Scott.
GLIKE
Glike, n. Etym: [See Gleek a jest.]
Defn: A sneer; a flout. [Obs.]
GLIM
Glim, n.
1. Brightness; splendor. [Obs.]
2. A light or candle. [Slang] Dickens. Douse the glim, put out the light. [Slang]
GLIMMER Glim"mer, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Glimmered; p. pr. & vb. n. Glimmering.] Etym: [Akin to G. glimmer a faint, trembling light, mica, glimmern to glimmer, glimmen to shine faintly, glow, Sw. glimma, Dan. glimre, D. glimmen, glimpen. See Gleam a ray, and cf. Glimpse.]
Defn: To give feeble or scattered rays of light; to shine faintly; to
show a faint, unsteady light; as, the glimmering dawn; a glimmering
lamp.
The west yet glimmers with some streaks of day. Shak.
Syn.
— To gleam; to glitter. See Gleam, Flash.