glisnian

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *glisnōn, from Proto-Germanic *glisnōną, possibly from *glisnaz +‎ *-ōną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰlis-nó-s, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰleys-, from *ǵʰley- (“to shine”).[1] Cognate with Norwegian glisna, Swedish glesna.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡlis.ni.ɑn/, [ˈɡliz.ni.ɑn]

Verb

glisnian

  1. to glisten
  2. to glitter

Conjugation

Conjugation of glisnian (weak, class 2)
infinitive glisnian glisnienne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular glisniġe glisnode
second person singular glisnast glisnodest
third person singular glisnaþ glisnode
plural glisniaþ glisnodon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular glisniġe glisnode
plural glisniġen glisnoden
imperative
singular glisna
plural glisniaþ
participle present past
glisniende (ġe)glisnod

Descendants

  • Middle English: glisnen, glistnen

References

  1. ^ Boutkan, Dirk, Siebinga, Sjoerd (2005) “glisia”, in Old Frisian Etymological Dictionary (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 1), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 140-141
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