globard

English

Etymology

From Old English globerde, from glow.

Noun

globard (plural globards)

1. (obsolete) A glowworm.
   • 1601, C[aius] Plinius Secundus [i.e., Pliny the Elder], “[Book I.]”, in Philemon Holland, transl., The Historie of the World. Commonly Called, The Naturall Historie of C. Plinius Secundus. […], (please specify |tome=1 or 2), London: […] Adam Islip, →OCLC:

     These Glowbards neuer appeare before hay is ripe.

References

• “globard”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.