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glu

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See also: Glu and głu

Cebuano

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Etymology

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From English glue, from Middle English glue, from Old French glu (glue, birdlime), from Late Latin glūs (stem glūt-), from Latin glūten.

Noun

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glu

  1. (rare) glue; or any sticky adhesive substance

Verb

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glu

  1. (rare) to glue; to join or attach something using glue

French

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Etymology

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From Old French, from Late Latin glūtem, from Latin glūten.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡly/
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Noun

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glu f (plural glus)

  1. glue
  2. birdlime (sticky substance to catch birds)

Derived terms

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Further reading

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Middle English

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Noun

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glu

  1. Alternative form of glew (glue).
    • a. 1393, John Gower, “Tale of Jason and Medea”, in G. C. Macaulay, editor, The English Works of John Gower, volume II, London: Early English Text Society, published 1901, lines 3603–7, page 45:
      Sche tok him thanne a maner glu, / The which was of so great vertu, / That where a man it wolde caste, / It scholde bind anon so faste / That noman mihte it don aweie.
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