glew

glew · verb¹

1. Old English · derived fromglōwan“to glow”
2. Old English · inherited fromglēow“glowed”
3. Middle English · inherited fromglew
4. English todayglew

Either formed on the analogy of know, grow (and other verbs which are now weak in the standard such as crow, mow) or inherited from Middle English glew, glewe (“glowed”), in turn from Old English glēow (“glowed”), past tense of Old English glōwan (“to glow”).

glew · noun²

1. Middle English · inherited fromglew
2. English todayglew

From Middle English glew, glu, etc.

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