glæm

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *glaimi, from Proto-Germanic *glaimiz, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰley- (“to shine”), from *ǵʰel- (“to shine, shimmer”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡlæːm/

Noun

glǣm m

  1. gleam, splendour, radiance

Declension

Strong i-stem:

singular plural
nominative glǣm glǣmas
accusative glǣm glǣmas
genitive glǣmes glǣma
dative glǣme glǣmum

Descendants

  • Middle English: gleme
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