'Gliff' definitions:

Definition of 'Gliff'

From: GCIDE
  • Gliff \Gliff\, n. [Cf. OE. gliffen, gliften, to look with fear at.]
  • 1. A transient glance; an unexpected view of something that startles one; a sudden fear. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] --Halliwell. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A moment: as, for a gliff. [Scot.] --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]