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Swedish
Etymology
From glans (“shine, brilliance”).
Verb
glänsa (present glänser, preterite glänste, supine glänst, imperative gläns)
- to shine (reflect light)
Han städade köket tills det glänste- He cleaned the kitchen till it shone
1891, “Betlehems stjärna (Gläns över sjö och strand) [Star of Betlehem (Shine over lake and shore)]”, Viktor Rydberg (lyrics), Alice Tegnér (music):Gläns över sjö och strand, stjärna ur fjärran. Du som i Österland, tändes av Herran.- Shine over lake and shore, star from afar. You, who in the East, were lit by the Lord.
- to shine (excel)
Conjugation
Conjugation of glänsa (weak)
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