Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/glōr

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *glōrą (“glow, shine”), nominalization of *glōraz (“glowing, shining”), from *glōaną (“to glow”) +‎ *-raz.[1] Cognate with Old Norse *glór, whence eldsglór n (“fire's glow”), fagrglór (“shining bright”, adj.).

Noun

*glōr n[2]

  1. glow, shine
  2. embers, hot coal

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
Singular
Nominative *glōr
Genitive *glōras
Singular Plural
Nominative *glōr *glōru
Accusative *glōr *glōru
Genitive *glōras *glōrō
Dative *glōrē *glōrum
Instrumental *glōru *glōrum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old Frisian: *glōr, *glor
  • Old Saxon: *glōr
    • Middle Low German: *glôr

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*ʒlōraz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 137: “EFris sbst. glor ‘bright embers’”
  2. ^ Torp, Alf (1919) “Glòra”, in Nynorsk Etymologisk Ordbok, Oslo: H. Aschehoug and Co. (W. Nygaard), page 166: “Germ. *glôr”

Further reading

  • Buwalda, H.S., Meerburg, G., Poortinga, Dr. Y., editors (1952), “gloar”, in Frysk wurdboek (Fryske Akademy) (in Dutch), volumes I: Frysk — Nederlânsk, Leeuwarden: A.J. Osinga, Bolswert, page 144: “s., gloor, glans”
  • Woeste, Fr. (1882) “glo̗ͤren”, in Wörterbuch der westfälischen Mundart (Wörterbücher. Herausgegeben vom Verein für niederdeutsche Sprachforschung; I) (in German), Norden, Leipzig: Diedr. Soltau's Verlag, →ISBN, page 81
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