glesne

Translingual

Etymology

From Glesnæs, in Glesvær (“a place near Bergen in Norway”).

Adjective

glesne

Glesnæs (attributive); used as a species epithet

Usage notes

Used exclusively as a taxonomic epithet (for a single species)

Derived terms

Regalecus glesne

Middle English

Adjective

glesne

Alternative form of glasen

References

“glasen, (adj.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 28 April 2018.

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