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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From the o-grade ablaut of the root of *glintan; hypothetically an old formation from Proto-Germanic *glantaz, from Pre-Germanic *gʰlondos, though attested only in High German. Separate from *gland (“glowing”), despite the superficial similarity.
Adjective
*glant
- (Elbe Germanic) bright, shining
- Synonym: *berht
Inflection
| a-stem
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| Singular
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Masculine
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| Nominative
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*glant
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| Genitive
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*glantas
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| Singular
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Masculine
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Feminine
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Neuter
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| Nominative
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*glant
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*glantu
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*glant
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| Accusative
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*glantanā
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*glantā
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*glant
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| Genitive
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*glantas
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*glanteʀā
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*glantas
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| Dative
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*glantumē
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*glanteʀē
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*glantumē
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| Instrumental
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*glantu
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*glanteʀu
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*glantu
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| Plural
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Masculine
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Feminine
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Neuter
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| Nominative
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*glantē
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*glantō
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*glantu
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| Accusative
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*glantā
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*glantā
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*glantu
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| Genitive
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*glanteʀō
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*glanteʀō
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*glanteʀō
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| Dative
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*glantēm, *glantum
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*glantēm, *glantum
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*glantēm, *glantum
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| Instrumental
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*glantēm, *glantum
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*glantēm, *glantum
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*glantēm, *glantum
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Descendants
- Old High German: glanz
- Middle High German: glanz (“bright; brightness”)
References
- Guus Kroonen (2013) “*glintan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 181: “*gʰlond-o-”
