n.
Gaw pl. glouez; WA pl. gloues
'gauntlet, glove' (Modern English glove)
PGmc Ancestor
*glōf-
Proposed ON Etymon (OIcel representative)
glófi ‘glove’
(ONP glofi (sb.))
Other Scandinavian Reflexes
Far glógvi, Icel glófi, Sw dial glovatang
OE Cognate
glōf 'glove, pouch'
Phonological and morphological markers
Summary category
CCC1
Common and widespread from early ME.
Occurrences in the Gersum Corpus
Gaw 583, 1799, 1807; WA 1984, 2767, 4959
The WA occurrences include neþire ~, nethir ~ 'shoes', sometimes printed as one word.