Definition
Resembling or containing glar; characterized by a glary or muddy quality, often used to describe water or certain soil conditions.
Etymology
From 'glar' (likely dialect origin, possibly from Old Norse or Germanic roots meaning mud or mire) + '-y' (adjective suffix). The term is primarily Scottish and Northern English in origin.
Kelly Says
This obscure Scottish word shows how regional dialects had incredibly specific words for muddy, murky conditions—useful when you live somewhere cold and wet where describing the exact texture of mud matters for farming and building!
Translations
CACatalà
brillant
bri-yan
DADansk
skinnende
skin-nen-deh
DEDeutsch
glänzend
glanz-ent
ELΕλληνικά
άχρωμος
a-hro-mos
ESEspañol
brillante
bree-yan-teh
FAفارسی
درخشان
dar-khashan
FISuomi
heijastava
hei-jas-ta-va
FRFrançais
éblouissant
eh-bluh-sahn
HIहिन्दी
चमकदार
chamak-daar
HUMagyar
fénylő
fen-y-loh
IDBahasa Indonesia
bercahaya
ber-ca-haya
ITItaliano
lampeggiante
lam-peh-g-yan-teh
JA日本語
輝いている
kagayaitte iru
MSBahasa Melayu
bercahaya
ber-ca-haya
NLNederlands
glanzend
glans-ent
NONorsk
glansende
glans-en-deh
PLPolski
błyszczący
b-l-ysh-cha-chi
PTPortuguês
brilhante
bree-y-lan-teh
RORomână
strălucitor
stră-lu-ci-tor
RUРусский
блестящий
blest-yash-chiy
SVSvenska
glänsande
glans-an-deh
SWKiswahili
angaza
an-ga-za
TRTürkçe
parıldayan
par-il-da-yan
UKУкраїнська
блискучий
bly-sku-chiy
VITiếng Việt
long sáng chói
long sang choy
ZUZU
isilwane
ee-si-lwa-neh