glim

English

/ɡlɪm/

noun
Definitions
  • (obsolete) brightness; splendour
  • (archaic) A light; a candle; a lantern; a fire.
  • (archaic) An eye.
  • (archaic) A pair of glasses or spectacles.
  • (archaic) A look; a glimpse.
  • (archaic) Gonorrhea
  • (archaic) Fake documents claiming the loss of property by fire (for use in begging).

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English glim inherited from Old English gleomu (splendor) derived from Old Norse *glim derived from Proto-Germanic *glimō derived from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰley- (glow, gleam, shimmer, shine), *ǵʰley- (glow, gleam, shimmer, shine).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ǵʰley-

Gloss

glow, gleam, shimmer, shine

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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