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- Glaikit seems to be one of our oldest terms for describing someone who is not intellectually blessed. It makes its first appearance in the Dictionary of the Scots Language (DSL) when someone talking about the Scots as: “yon glakyt Scottis can ws nocht wndyrstand. Fulys thai ar.”
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Jun 7, 2012 · The origins of this word are quite obscure. It seems to come from the Scots word glaiks which means tricks, pranks, and evolved in the first half of the 15th century to the Middle English...
Feb 21, 2017 · The origins of the word is obscure but according to the DSL it is perhaps a derivative of ‘glaik’ a noun meaning: “A derogatory term for a silly, light-headed or thoughtless person, especially a girl or woman”. Written by Pauline Cairns Speitel of Scottish Language Dictionaries (www.scotsdictionaries.org.uk) 25 Buccleuch Place, Edinburgh EH8 9LN.
It beat off contenders including "glaikit", "scunnered" and "shoogle". The charity said the first recorded use of the word "dreich" was in 1420, when it originally meant "enduring" or "slow,...
The earliest known use of the adjective glaikit is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for glaikit is from 1488, in the writing of Hary, poet.
Where does the adverb glaikitly come from? Earliest known use. 1830s. The earliest known use of the adverb glaikitly is in the 1830s. OED's only evidence for glaikitly is from 1837, in the writing of Robert Nicoll, poet. glaikitly is formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: glaikit adj., ‑ly suffix2. See etymology. Nearby entries.
Where does the noun glaik come from? Earliest known use. early 1500s. The earliest known use of the noun glaik is in the early 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for glaik is from 1508, in the writing of Walter Kennedy, poet.
glaikit (English) Origin & history From Scots glaikit. Adjective glaikit (comparative more glaikit, superlative most glaikit) (Scotland, Northern England) Senseless; silly, foolish.
