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GLAUM
Etymology
Verb
glaum (third-person singular simple present glaums, present participle glauming, simple past and past participle glaumed)
(Scotland) To grope with the hands, as in the dark.
(Scotland) To grasp or snatch (at).
Synonyms
• (grope with the hands): fumble, grubble; see also feel around
• (grasp, snatch): clutch, grab; see also grasp
Anagrams
• algum, almug, mulga
Source: Wiktionary
Glaum, v. i. Etym: [Etymol. uncertain.]
Definition: To grope with the hands, as in the dark. [Scot.] To glaum at, to grasp or snatch at; to aspire to. Wha glaum'd at kingdoms three. Burns.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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