glæs

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Old English

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Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *glas, from Proto-Germanic *glasą, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰel- (to shine, shimmer, glow). Compare Old Saxon glas, Old Dutch glas, Old High German glas, Old Norse gler.

Pronunciation

Noun

glæs n

  1. glass
  2. a glass

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Descendants

  • Middle English: glas, glace, glasce, glass, glasse
    • English: glass (see there for further descendants)
    • Scots: gless, glass