- glitenian
- wv/i2 to glitter, shine; be distinguished
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
glitenian
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Glitter — Glit ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Glittered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Glittering}.] [OE. gliteren; akin to Sw. glittra, Icel. glitra, glita, AS. glitenian, OS. gl[=i]tan, OHG. gl[=i]zzan, G. gleissen, Goth. glitmunjan, and also to E. glint, glisten, and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Glittered — Glitter Glit ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Glittered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Glittering}.] [OE. gliteren; akin to Sw. glittra, Icel. glitra, glita, AS. glitenian, OS. gl[=i]tan, OHG. gl[=i]zzan, G. gleissen, Goth. glitmunjan, and also to E. glint, glisten … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Glittering — Glitter Glit ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Glittered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Glittering}.] [OE. gliteren; akin to Sw. glittra, Icel. glitra, glita, AS. glitenian, OS. gl[=i]tan, OHG. gl[=i]zzan, G. gleissen, Goth. glitmunjan, and also to E. glint, glisten … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
glitter — glitteringly, adv. /glit euhr/, v.i. 1. to reflect light with a brilliant, sparkling luster; sparkle with reflected light. 2. to make a brilliant show. n. 3. a sparkling reflected light or luster. 4. showy splendor. 5. small glittering ornaments … Universalium
glitter — (v.) c.1300, glideren (late 14c. as gliteren), from a Scandinavian source, Cf. O.N. glitra to glitter, from glit brightness, from P.Gmc. *glit shining, bright (Cf. O.E. glitenian to glitter, shine; be distinguished, O.H.G. glizzan, Ger. glitzern … Etymology dictionary
glitter — glit•ter [[t]ˈglɪt ər[/t]] v. i. 1) to reflect light with a brilliant, sparkling luster; sparkle 2) to make a brilliant show 3) a sparkling reflected light or luster 4) showy splendor 5) tiny pieces of sparkling material, used for decoration •… … From formal English to slang
gleißen — gleißen: Mhd. glīz̧en, ahd. glīz̧‹z̧›an »schimmern, glänzen«, asächs. glītan »glänzen, leuchten«, aisl. glita »glänzen«, weitergebildet aengl. glitenian »glänzen« sind näher verwandt mit den Sippen von ↑ glimmen und ↑ gleiten (ursprünglich… … Das Herkunftswörterbuch
glitter — /ˈglɪtə / (say glituh) verb (i) 1. to shine with a brilliant, sparkling light or lustre. 2. to make a brilliant show: glittering scenes of a ball. –noun 3. glittering light or lustre. 4. shiny ornamental metallic fragments, usually coloured,… …
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
