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glésing

  • noun [ feminine ]
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glésing, glésincg, e; f.
A GLOSSING, interpretation, explanation; glossa
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  • Ðæt is glésincg ðonne mann glésþ ða earfoðan word mid eáðran Lédene

    that is glossing when one explains the difficult words with easier Latin,

    • Ælfc. Gr. 50
    • ;
    • Som. 51, 43
    • .
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v.  glésan.
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  • glésing, n.