As described in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

GLAISTER. Probably tlie same as Glenister, a local name, though glaistcr in Scotland signifies a thin covering of snow or ice. Jamieson. Again, Glasterer means a boaster. Ibid.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.


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