glean

Meaning

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.

gather

renege on

collect a few grains

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɡliːn/

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.