glæsa

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Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse glæsa, from Proto-Germanic *glēsijaną.

Pronunciation

Verb

glæsa (third person singular past indicative glæsti, third person plural past indicative glæstu, supine glæst)

  1. (intransitive) to beam, to glitter, to scintillate, to shine, to sparkle

Conjugation

Conjugation of glæsa (group v-2)
infinitive glæsa
supine glæst
participle (a39)1 glæsandi glæstur
present past
first singular glæsi glæsti
second singular glæsir glæsti
third singular glæsir glæsti
plural glæsa glæstu
imperative
singular glæs!
plural glæsið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Derived terms

adjectives

References

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse glæsa.

Verb

glæsa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative glæsti, supine glæst)

  1. to beautify, adorn, decorate, embellish

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading

Old Norse

Etymology

Origin uncertain. Possibly from Proto-Germanic *glēsijaną (to shine, glare). Alternatively, from Proto-Germanic *glaiwisōną (to make bright, make shiny), from Proto-Germanic *glaiwiz (shining, light, bright), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰley- (to shine). If so, then related to Old Norse glær (light, bright, clear).

Verb

glæsa

  1. to make shining
  2. to embellish

Conjugation

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Descendants

  • Faroese: glæsa
  • Icelandic: glæsa
  • Norwegian: gløsa

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “glæsa”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive