English

Noun

glim ‎(plural glims)

1. (slang) A light, candle, lantern.
   • 1837, Charles Dickens, Oliver Twist, Ch. 16:

     'Let's have a glim,' said Sikes, 'or we shall go breaking our necks, or treading on the dog. Look after your legs if you do!'

   • 1851, Herman Melville, Moby-Dick, Ch. 3:

     "Come along here, I'll give ye a glim in a jiffy;" and so saying he lighted a candle and held it towards me, offering to lead the way.

   • 1883, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island, Ch. 5:

     'Sure enough, they left their glim here,' said the fellow from the window.

2. (slang) An eye.
3. (obsolete) brightness; splendour

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪm

Verb

glim

1. first-person singular present indicative of glimmen
2. imperative of glimmen