glean

Betekenis (Engels)

Verb

1. To collect what is left behind (grain, grapes, etc.) after the main harvest or gathering.
2. To gather what is left in (a field or vineyard).
3. To gather information in small amounts, with implied difficulty, bit by bit.
4. To frugally accumulate resources from low-yield contexts.

Noun

A collection made by gleaning.

Noun

cleaning; afterbirth

Sinonieme

gather

collect

reap

pick

⛏️

extract

harvest

draw

draw back

elicit

farm

get

pick up

pull

pull in

raise

renege on

reprint

retrieve

scrape

scrape together

scythe

shear

summon

take back

take up

withdraw

work up

worm

🪱

drum up

muster up

scrape up

accumulate

collect a few grains

assemble

cancel

catch

cut

distill

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ɡliːn/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: glenen

Verwante met Frans: glaner

In summary

From Middle English glenen, from Anglo-Norman glener, from Late Latin glen(n)ō (“make a collection”), from Gaulish, possibly from Proto-Celtic *glanos. Compare French glaner.