Dictionaries of the Scots Language:: DOST :: DSL Dictionaries of the Scots Language Dictionars o the Scots Leid Home About us Our Publications 100 Favourite Scots Words DSL Online Scottish National Dictionary A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue Concise Scots Dictionary Essential Scots Dictionary Concise English-Scots Dictionary Pocket Scots Dictionary Dictionary of Scottish Building Scots Thesaurus Scots Dictionary for Schools app Słownik podstawowy szkocko-polski / Essential Scots-Polish Dictionary Scots predictive keyboard MacWordle The works of J K Annand AITKEN100 Other publications About Scots What is Scots? A language or a dialect? Scots: an outline history History of Scots to 1700 Phonetic description Jobs Support Us Menu Home About us Our Publications 100 Favourite Scots Words DSL Online Scottish National Dictionary A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue Concise Scots Dictionary Essential Scots Dictionary Concise English-Scots Dictionary Pocket Scots Dictionary Dictionary of Scottish Building Scots Thesaurus Scots Dictionary for Schools app Słownik podstawowy szkocko-polski / Essential Scots-Polish Dictionary Scots predictive keyboard MacWordle The works of J K Annand AITKEN100 Other publications About Scots What is Scots? A language or a dialect? Scots: an outline history History of Scots to 1700 Phonetic description Jobs Support Us Show Search Results Show Browse Scottish National Dictionary (1700–) Hide Quotations Hide Etymology Abbreviations & symbols Cite this entry About this entry: First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV). †GLUVABANE, n. Also gluvibe(e)n. “A bone between the joints of the thigh-bone” (Sh. 1866 Edm. Gl., 1914 Angus Gl., gluviben, Sh.10 1954, -been). Jak. has klovaben, “a small, round bone, with a socket at the top, between the thigh-bone and the shin-bone of an animal.” [It is uncertain from the definitions exactly which bone is being referred to. The first element is appar. ad. O.N. ktof, klofi, a cleft, or a reduced form of cluiven (Sc. pa.p. of cleave) + Bane n.1, been. Cf. also note to Cluif.] Gluvabane n. Top Hide Quotations Hide Etymology You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used. "Gluvabane n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 3 May 2022 13113 snd Hide Advanced Search Browse SND: Loading... Share: Top Copyright | Privacy Policy DSL Data Version 3.0 Website hosted by the University of Glasgow Supported by the Scottish Government Dictionaries of the Scots Language SCIO We are a Scottish Charity (SC032910)