glean

One entry found for glean.

Main Entry: glean
Pronunciation: 'glEn
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English glenen, from Anglo-French glener, from Late Latin glennare, of Celtic origin; akin to Old Irish doglenn he selects
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 <gleaning old files for information>
3 : FIND OUT
- glean·able /'glE-n&-b&l/ adjective
- glean·er noun