Glean Definition

glēn
gleaned, gleans
verb
gleaned, gleans
To collect (grain, etc. left by reapers)
Webster's New World
To collect the remaining grain, etc. from (a reaped field)
Webster's New World
To collect or find out (facts, etc.) gradually or bit by bit.
Webster's New World
To examine or go through (books, etc.) so as to collect certain information.
Webster's New World
To collect (grain, grapes, etc.) left behind after the main harvest or gathering.
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noun
A collection made by gleaning.
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(obsolete) Cleaning; afterbirth.

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Origin of Glean

  • From Middle English glenen, from Anglo-Norman glener, from Late Latin glen(n)ō (“make a collection”), from Gaulish.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English glenen from Old French glener from Late Latin glennāre probably of Celtic origin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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