Glanage
/ˈɡlænɪdʒ/noun
The act of gleaning, or the gathered remnants left in a field after harvesting.
Did you know?Glanage connects to the biblical and medieval practice of gleaning, where leaving field remnants for the poor was treated as a social and sometimes sacred obligation.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic period
Frankish
*glanōn
“To gather or collect remnants, especially after harvesting”
Late Antiquity
Late Latin
glennāre
“To glean or gather leftover grain”
Old French
Old French
glener
“To glean; collect what remained in a harvested field”
12th–13th Century
French
glaner
“To gather ears of grain left after reaping”
13th–14th Century
French
glanage
“The act or practice of gleaning”
Modern English
English
glanage
“Gleaning; the collection of agricultural leftovers”