glimra
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
Verb
glimra
- inflection of glimre:
- simple past
- past participle
Swedish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Swedish glimbra. Doublet of glimma, which see.
Verb
glimra (present glimrar, preterite glimrade, supine glimrat, imperative glimra)
- to shine with a faint, unsteady (reflected) light; to sparkle, to glimmer
- (figuratively, often in the present participle "glimrande") to shine (excel)
Conjugation
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | glimra | — | ||
| supine | glimrat | — | ||
| imperative | glimra | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | glimren | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | glimrar | glimrade | — | — |
| ind. plural1 | glimra | glimrade | — | — |
| subjunctive2 | glimre | glimrade | — | — |
| present participle | glimrande | |||
| past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
References
- glimra in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- glimra in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- glimra in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- glimra in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)