- glisian
- wv/i2 to glitter
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
glisian
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Glisten — Glis ten (gl[i^]s n), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Glistened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Glistening}.] [OE. glistnian, akin to glisnen, glisien, AS. glisian, glisnian, akin to E. glitter. See {Glitter}, v. i., and cf. {Glister}, v. i.] To sparkle or shine;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Glistened — Glisten Glis ten (gl[i^]s n), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Glistened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Glistening}.] [OE. glistnian, akin to glisnen, glisien, AS. glisian, glisnian, akin to E. glitter. See {Glitter}, v. i., and cf. {Glister}, v. i.] To sparkle or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Glistening — Glisten Glis ten (gl[i^]s n), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Glistened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Glistening}.] [OE. glistnian, akin to glisnen, glisien, AS. glisian, glisnian, akin to E. glitter. See {Glitter}, v. i., and cf. {Glister}, v. i.] To sparkle or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
glister — intransitive verb (glistered; glistering) Etymology: Middle English glistren; akin to Old English glisian Date: 14th century glitter • glister noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
glisten — I. intransitive verb (glistened; glistening) Etymology: Middle English glistnen, from Old English glisnian; akin to Old English glisian to glitter, geolu yellow more at yellow Date: before 12th century to give off a sparkling or lustrous… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Gliesmarode — Stadt Braunschweig Koordinaten … Deutsch Wikipedia
glisten — glisteningly, adv. /glis euhn/, v.i. 1. to reflect a sparkling light or a faint intermittent glow; shine lustrously. n. 2. a glistening; sparkle. [bef. 1000; ME glis(t)nen (v.), OE glisnian, deriv. of glisian to GLITTER; see EN1] Syn. 1. glimmer … Universalium
glisten — glis•ten [[t]ˈglɪs ən[/t]] v. i. 1) to reflect a sparkling light or a faint intermittent glow, as a sleek or wet surface; shine lustrously 2) a glistening; sparkle • Etymology: bef. 1000; ME; OE glisnian, der. of glisian to glitter; see en I… … From formal English to slang
glisten — /ˈglɪsən / (say glisuhn) verb (i) 1. (of a surface, especially a wet or glossy one) to shine, because of an ability to reflect light. 2. (of light) to reflect from a wet or glossy surface: the moonlight glistened on the wet road. –noun 3. Rare a… …
ĝhel-1 (and ghel-?), also as i-, u- or n-stem; ĝhelǝ- : ĝhlē-, ĝhlō- : ĝhlǝ- (*ĝhwel-) — ĝhel 1 (and ghel ?), also as i , u or n stem; ĝhelǝ : ĝhlē , ĝhlō : ĝhlǝ (*ĝhwel ) English meaning: to shine; green, gold, blue, *sun Deutsche Übersetzung: “glänzen, schimmern”; as Farbadjektiv: “gelb, grũn, grau or blau”… … Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary
