glor

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Etymology

Uncertain. Compare Saterland Frisian glärich (“slippery, greasy, dirty”), Saterland Frisian gläärje (“to smear”), Low German glaren (“to become greasy, exude fat”), Middle Low German glarren (“to apply resin to, cover with a sticky substance”).

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