2. A moment: as, for a gliff. [Scot.] --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
gliff — gliff·ing; gliff; … English syllables
gliff — I Scottish Vernacular Dictionary Fright, startle Example:Ooh, ah didnae see you lurkin err, you didnae hauf gie me a gliff II Cleveland Dialect List a short or hasty glance; [something] startling or scary III North Country (Newcastle) Words a… … English dialects glossary
gliff — a fright. N. In Cheshire it is used to signify a glimpse or transient view ; as I got a gliff of him … A glossary of provincial and local words used in England
gliff — I. ˈglif transitive verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: Middle English gliffen to look quickly, glance dialect Britain : frighten II. noun ( s) … Useful english dictionary
gliffing — gliff·ing … English syllables
giffy — Jiffy Jif fy, n. [Perh. corrupt. fr. gliff.] [Written also {giffy}.] A moment; an instant; as, I will be ready in a jiffy. [Colloq.] J. & H. Smith. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Jiffy — Jif fy, n. [Perh. corrupt. fr. gliff.] [Written also {giffy}.] A moment; an instant; as, I will be ready in a jiffy. [Colloq.] J. & H. Smith. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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gliffing — fiŋ noun ( s) Etymology: from gerund of English dialect (northern) gliff, v. Scotland : instant … Useful english dictionary
