glean

Meanings

Verb

gather, as of natural products
To collect (fruit, grain, or other produce) from a field, an orchard, etc., after the main gathering or harvest.
To collect fruit, grain, or other produce from (a field, an orchard, etc.), after the main gathering or harvest.
To gather (something, now chiefly something intangible such as experience or information) in small amounts over a period of time, often with some difficulty; to scrape together.
To take away (someone's) possessions; to strip (someone) bare.
Of an animal, especially a bat or a bird: to feed by picking up or plucking (prey, mainly arthropods such as insects) from various places.
To collect or gather (things) into one mass.
To cut off (straggling soldiers separated from their units) during a conflict; to isolate.
To collect fruit, grain, or other produce after the main gathering or harvest.
Of an animal, especially a bat or a bird: to feed by picking up or plucking prey, mainly arthropods such as insects, from various places.
Of an animal, especially a cow or sheep: to deliver its afterbirth or placenta.

Noun

A collection of something made by gleaning.
The afterbirth or placenta of an animal, especially a cow or sheep.

Origin / Etymology

The verb is derived from Late Middle English glenen (“to gather (heads of grain left by reapers), glean; to gather (things) together, collect”), from Old French glener, glainer (modern French glaner (“to gather, glean”)), from Late Latin glen(n)are, the present active infinitive of glen(n)ō (“to make a collection”); further etymology uncertain, possibly from Gaulish, from Proto-Celtic *glanos (“clean; clear”, adjective), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰleh₁- (“to glow, shine; to be glowing or shining”).
The noun is derived from Late Middle English glene (“collection of heads of grain gathered by gleaning; head of grain”), from Old French glene, glane (“act of gleaning; legal right to glean”) (modern French glane (“act of gleaning”)), from glener, glainer (verb): see above.
cognates
* Medieval Latin glana, glena (“bundle of ears of grain”)

Synonyms

clean, cleaning, extract, harvest, learn, lease, reap, wring

Scrabble Score: 6

glean is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
glean is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
glean is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

glean is a valid Words With Friends word