Etymograph

English

glunch

Glunch comes from Scots glunch ‘frowning’.

  1. Scotsc. 1450–presentglunch‘frowning’
  2. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Scotsc. 1450–presentglunch‘frowning’
  2. Englishtodaysame form

The story

Borrowed from Scots glunch, of uncertain origin, possibly an alteration of glum or glump.uncertain The source flags this step as uncertain.

Every English word from Scots glunch

Today it means

verb To look sullen or glum; to frown

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

Etymograph / Scots glunch / glunch

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