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 verb 1 : to gather grain or other produce left by reapers
2 : to gather information or material bit by bittransitive 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 \ˈglē-nə-bəl\ adjective

— glean·er noun