[glimpse] vb glimpsed ; glimps.ing [ME glimsen; akin to MHG glimsen to glimmer, OE glaem gleam] vi (14c) 1 archaic: glimmer
2: to look briefly ~ vt: to get a brief look at -- glimps.er n
[2]glimpse n (ca. 1540) 1 archaic: glimmer
2: a fleeting view or look