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gley¹
- /ɡleɪ/
Rhymes with -eɪ
Where it comes from
1920s, from Ukrainian ґлей (glej, “clayey soil”), from Proto-Slavic *glьjь, from Proto-Indo-European *gl̥h₁y-ó-s, from Proto-Indo-European *gleh₁y-. Cognate of clay.
noun gleys · glei
verb gleys · gleying · gleyed · glei
- To be converted into this kind of soil.
gley²
- /ɡleɪ/
Rhymes with -eɪ
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Scots.
verb gleys · gleying · gleyed
- To squint; to look obliquely; to overlook things. “Muckle lang gleyed Sanny Fite,” shouted the stranger
Talk about this word "gley." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/gley. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. gley. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/gley "gley." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/gley.Cite this
@misc{gley_2026,
title = {gley},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gley},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
