liitää

Finnish

pronunciation
Definitions
  • to sail to move briskly and gracefully through the air
  • to sail to move briskly
  • to glide to move softly, smoothly, or effortlessly, to fly unpowered, as of an aircraft
  • to soar to fly aloft, as a bird, to mount upward on wings, or as on wings
  • (figurative) to soar to rise in thought, spirits, or imagination, to be exalted in mood

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Germanic *glīdaną (glide, slide).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*glīdaną

Gloss

glide, slide

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