Main Entry:

glean

Pronunciation:

\ˈglēn\

Function:

verb

Etymology:

Middle English glenen, from Anglo-French glener, from Late Latin glennare, of Celtic origin; akin to Old Irish doglenn he selects

Date:

14th century

intransitive verb1: to gather grain or other produce left by reapers2: to gather information or material bit by bittransitive verb1 a: to pick up after a reaper b: to strip (as a field) of the leavings of reapers2 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 \ˈglē-nə-bəl\ adjective

— glean·er noun