glimma

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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)

  1. 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

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