glitnian
Old English
verb
Definitions
- (intransitive) to shine light
- (intransitive) to reflect light
- (intransitive) to be splendid
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *glitinōną, *-inōną.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*-inōną
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- glitre Norwegian Bokmål
- *-inōną Proto-Germanic
- *-ōną Proto-Germanic
- *glitinōną Proto-Germanic
- *glitrōną Proto-Germanic
- glitter Swedish
- -nian Old English
- glisnian Old English
- glīdan Old English
- gliden Middle English
- glisnen Middle English
- gliteren Middle English
- -na Old Norse
- glitra Old Norse
- -𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌽 Gothic
- *glisnōn gmw-pro
- *glīdan gmw-pro