glu
See also: Glu
Cebuano
Etymology
From English glue, from Middle English glue, from Old French glu (“glue, birdlime”), from Late Latin glūs (stem glūt-), from Latin glūten.
Noun
glu
- (rare) glue; or any sticky adhesive substance
Verb
glu
- (rare) to glue; to join or attach something using glue
French
Etymology
From Old French, from Late Latin glūs, glūtem, from Latin glūten.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡly/
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Noun
glu f (plural glus)
- glue
- birdlime (sticky substance to catch birds)
Derived terms
- dégluer
- engluer
Further reading
- “glu”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle English
Noun
glu
- 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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