glut
English
/ɡlʌt/
noun
Definitions
- An excess, too much.
- That which is swallowed.
- Something that fills up an opening.
- A wooden wedge used in splitting blocks.
- (mining) A piece of wood used to fill up behind cribbing or tubbing.
- (bricklaying) A bat, or small piece of brick, used to fill out a course.
- (architecture) An arched opening to the ashpit of a kiln.
- A block used for a fulcrum.
- The (Anguilla anguilla, syn. ), found in Europe, Asia, the West Indies, etc.
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French gloter derived from Latin gluttio, gluttīre, gluttiō (I swallow).
Origin
Latin
gluttio, gluttīre, gluttiō
Gloss
I swallow
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- englut English
- glutteth English
- info English
- infoglut English
- inglut English
- gluttio, gluttiō Latin
- gluttio, gluttīre, gluttiō Latin
- degluttire Italian
- engloutir French
- engloutissement French
- глота́ть Russian
- englotir Old French
- gloter Old French
- glotir Old French
- glutar Ido
- glutegar Ido