glean- root words — words with the glean- root

The root glean- comes from Old French glener, meaning to gather up (grain after reapers). 1 words in Dendril are built from it, including glean. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the glean- root

Explore words with glean- — words containing the glean- root and sharing its sense of "to gather up (grain after reapers)". Examples include glean. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does glean- mean?

The glean- root means to gather up (grain after reapers), from Old French glener. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.