\Glav"er\, v. i. [Of Celtic origin; cf. W. glafr
flattery.]
1. To prate; to jabber; to babble. [Obs.]
         Here many, clepid filosophirs, glavern diversely.
                                               --Wyclif.
2. To flatter; to wheedle. [Obs.]
         Some slavish, glavering, flattering parasite.
                                               --South.