glo

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See also: Glo, Gló, glø, and GLO

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch geloven.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /χlʊə/
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Verb

glo (present glo, present participle gloënde, past participle geglo)

  1. to believe

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse glóa (“to glow”), from Proto-Germanic *glōaną.

Pronunciation

Verb

glo (imperative glo, infinitive at glo, present tense glor, past tense gloede, perfect tense har gloet)

  1. to stare
  2. to glare
  3. to goggle, gape, gawp, gawk

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse glóð.

Noun

glo f or m (definite singular gloa or gloen, indefinite plural glør, definite plural glørne)

  1. (especially in the plural) an ember, live coal

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse glóð. Akin to English glow.

Noun

glo f (definite singular gloa, indefinite plural glør, definite plural glørne)

  1. an ember, wood or other flammable material that is glowing, but not burning.
    Eg såg glørne frå sigaretten hans.
    I could see the embers on his cigarette.

Etymology 2

From Old Norse glóa.

Verb

glo (present tense glor, past tense glodde, past participle glodd or glott, present participle gloande, imperative glo)

  1. to stare
    Kva glor du på?
    What are you staring at?

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse glóa, from Proto-Germanic *glōaną.

Verb

glo (present glor, preterite glodde, supine glott, imperative glo)

  1. (colloquial) to stare
    Har du ätit globullar med tittsås?
    Have you eaten stare-balls with look-sauce? (phrase directed at someone who stares)

Conjugation

Conjugation of glo (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive glo —
Supine glott —
Imperative glo —
Imper. plural1 glon —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative glor glodde — —
Ind. plural1 glo glodde — —
Subjunctive2 glo glodde — —
Participles
Present participle gloende
Past participle glodd
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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Welsh

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Brythonic *glọw, from Proto-Celtic *glāwos.

Noun

glo m sg or m pl (plural gloeau, singulative glöyn)

  1. coal; charcoal
Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
glo lo nglo unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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Etymology 2

Noun

glo m

  1. Soft mutation of clo.
Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
clo glo nghlo chlo
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “glo”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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