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glettus (c.1230)
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glettus (c.1230)

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glettous;  gletus  (glectus (l. glettus?)  Med Treatise 150.73)  
  FEW:  glittus 4,157a Gdf:  gleteus 4,289c GdfC: ∅ TL: gletos 4,372 DEAF:  glet (gleteus) G841 DMF:  gleteux  TLF: ∅ OED:  gleetous adj.  MED:  glettous adj.  DMLBS: ∅

a.

1pathol.med.viscous, covered with slime: 
( s.xiii2; MS: s.xiii2 )  Ceste maladie pot estre de fleume gletuse ki pent el gisir cumme glu e en la buele  Med Treatise 150.47
♦fig.ill-tempered: 
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim )  Kar fel esteit a demesure, Orguillus de sa porture, Estut, noisus sanz mesure, Gletus e fel sulunc nature  S Modw 8512
( c.1245; MS: c.1255 )  Estranglé l’ust, ne fust rescus, Tant fu irez, ardantz, glettus  S Edw paris ANTS 3156
2falc.orn.zool.voracious (of hawk): 
( MS: 1272-82 )  si voustre oysel est glettous, prenez cenimodan, si triblez et moillez sa char el jus qant vous le peistrez de ci ki il eyt la glette perdue  Glan lex 132D

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See also:

gleste  glette 
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