单词 | to gang gleed |
释义 | > as lemmasto gang gleed 2. Not straight, crooked, twisted. Also transferred of character. to gang gleed: to go wrong. ΚΠ c1565 R. Lindsay Hist. & Cron. Scotl. (1728) 115 And there to jeopardy a rose-noble on a cast, against a gleed half-peny. 1808–80 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Gleyd,..oblique, not direct..That wa's gleyd, that wall stands obliquely. 1817 W. Scott Rob Roy I. vi. 138 ‘What is Miss Vernon, Andrew?’.. ‘Other than a gude ane, I'm fearing’, said Andrew..‘something glee'd—your honour understands me?’ 1822 W. Scott Fortunes of Nigel III. viii. 230 Did you ever hear of the umquhile Lady Huntinglen..ganging a wee bit gleed in her walk through the world. 1893 R. O. Heslop Northumberland Words Gleed, Glide, crooked, or twisted, not straight. < as lemmas |
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