Question 1

Where does the French word "glaire" come from?

Accepted Answer

feminine of Latin clarus (clear) which designated the 'egg white' possibly crossed with Latin glarea (gravel). Spanish has clara, Provençal has glarea, Italian has chiara ('glair, egg white') and ghiaia, ghiara ('gravel'), in Venetian giara, means only 'sandbank'.

Question 2

What is the definition of the French word "glaire"?

Accepted Answer

First person singular of the present indicative of glairer.
Third person singular of the present indicative of glairer.
First person singular of the present subjunctive of glairer.
Third person singular of the present subjunctive of glairer.
Second person singular of the imperative of glairer.

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