Etymograph

English

englue

From en- + glue: compare French engluer to smear with birdlime.

Formed from en- + glue

Proto-Indo-European *gleyH- ‘to stick, glue’

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Latin glūten

Late Latin glūs

Old French glu ‘glue, birdlime’

Middle English glew

English glue

Today it means

verb To join or close fast together, as if with glue.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / englue