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gleened

gleened is the simple past and past participle of gleen.

Meaning of gleen

Verb

gleen (third-person singular simple present gleens, present participle gleening, simple past and past participle gleened)

  1. (intransitive, obsolete) To glisten; to gleam.
    • The sweaty forge, who edge the crooked scythe,
      Bend stubborn steel , and harden gleening armour1709, Mat[thew] Prior, “The First Hymn of Callimachus to Jupiter”, in Poems on Several Occasions, London: […] Jacob Tonson […], →OCLC

Questions about gleened

What is gleened the simple past and past participle of?
Gleened is the simple past and past participle of gleen.

Words near gleened in the dictionary

  1. gleemaiden
  2. gleemaidens
  3. gleeman
  4. gleemen
  5. gleen
  6. gleened
  7. gleening
  8. gleens
  9. gleeps
  10. glees
  11. gleesome

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