gleomu

Old English

Alternative forms

  • gliomu

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *glimu, from Proto-Germanic *glimō (“shine”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰley- (“to shine”), from *ǵʰel- (“to shine, shimmer”). Related to Proto-Germanic *glimjaną, whence Proto-West Germanic *glimmjan, whence Middle Low German glimmen (“to glow”) and Middle High German glimmen (“to glow”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡle͜o.mu/

Noun

gleomu f

  1. splendour

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative gleomu gleoma, gleome
accusative gleome gleoma, gleome
genitive gleome gleoma
dative gleome gleomum
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