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glean

/ɡˈlin/GLEEN
/ɡˈlin/GLEEN

Meaningcollect leftover grain

Common meaning: collect grain left after harvesting, gather gradually

Journey through time

  1. Aryan root · reconstructed√GHAR‘seize, grasp, hold, contain’No written record; from Skeat’s list of Aryan roots, no. 113, p. 734 · scan
  2. Old Frenchglener‘collect leftover grain’source
  3. Middle Englishglenen‘collect leftover grain’source
  4. Englishglean‘collect grain left after harvesting, gather gradually’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old French glener ‘collect leftover grain’.

Roots

  • glener Old French “collect leftover grain”

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