transitive verb, intransitive verb
- to collect (grain, etc. left by reapers)
- to collect the remaining grain, etc. from (a reaped field)
- to collect or find out (facts, etc.) gradually or bit by bit
- to examine or go through (books, etc.) so as to collect certain information
Origin:
ME glenen < OFr glener < VL glennare < Celt, as in OIr dīgleinn, he gleans < IE *ĝhlend- < base *ĝhel-: see gleam