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Swedish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Swedish glima, from Proto-Germanic *glīmaną. Doublet of gles, gli, glimra, and glimta.
Verb
glimma (present glimmar, preterite glimmade, supine glimmat, imperative glimma)
- to shine with a faint (unsteady) light; to glimmer, to gleam, to shine
Allt är inte guld som glimmar- All is not gold that glimmers (All that glitters is not gold)
Deras ögon glimmade- Their eyes gleamed
Floden glimmade mellan träden- The river glimmered through the trees
Conjugation
Conjugation of glimma (weak)
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