glaunce

English

Verb

glaunce (third-person singular simple present glaunces, present participle glauncing, simple past and past participle glaunced)

1. Obsolete spelling of glance
   • c. 1590–1592 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Taming of the Shrew”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene ii], page 228, column 1:

     A has a little gald me I confeſſe: / And as the Ieſt did glaunce avvaie from me, […]

Noun

glaunce (plural glaunces)

1. Obsolete spelling of glance
   • 1605, Francis Bacon, “The First Booke”, in The Twoo Bookes of Francis Bacon. Of the Proficience and Aduancement of Learning, Diuine and Humane, London: […] [Thomas Purfoot and Thomas Creede] for Henrie Tomes, […], →OCLC, folio 35, verso:

     [W]hen Marcus Philoſophus came in, Sylenus vvas grauelled, and out of countenance, not knovving vvhere to carpe at him, ſaue at the laſt, he gaue a glaunce at his patience tovvards his vvife.