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Where does “glaikit” come from?

glaikit (English) comes from Scots glaikit, from Scots glaik — A fool or eccentric person; A deception; A brief...

glaikit (English): Senseless; silly, foolish

Definitions

  1. Senseless; silly, foolish

Ancestry of “glaikit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ScotsglaikitAlternative form of glaik; silly, foolish
2ScotsglaikA fool or eccentric person; A deception; A brief...
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