transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈglēn ]
verb
Etymology: Middle English glenen, from Anglo-French glener, from Late Latin glennare, of Celtic origin; akin to Old Irish do glenn he selects
Date: 14th century
intransitive verb
1. : to gather grain or other produce left by reapers
2. : to gather information or material bit by bit
transitive verb
1.
a. : to pick up after a reaper
b. : to strip (as a field) of the leavings of reapers
2.
a. : to gather (as information) bit by bit
b. : to pick over in search of relevant material
glean ing old files for information
3. : find out
• glean·able ˈglē-nə-bəl adjective
• glean·er noun