English
glower
Glower comes from Middle English glōren.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500glōren
- Englishearliest quotation 1816glower
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500glōren
- Englishearliest quotation 1816glower
Earliest quotation: 1816, Walter Scott, Hurst: “Now look at this board that I just flung…”
Equivalent to glow + -er
Every English word from Middle English glōren
Another origin of glower
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500glouere
- Englishtodayglower
Today it means
verb To look or stare with anger.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English glōren / glower