glo

See also: Glo, Gló, glø, and GLO

Translingual

Symbol

glo

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Galambu.

See also

  • Wiktionary’s coverage of Galambu terms

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch geloven.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /χlʊə/
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

glo (present glo, present participle gloënde, past participle geglo)

  1. to believe

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse glóa (to glow), from Proto-Germanic *glōaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡloː/, [ɡ̊loːˀ]

Verb

glo (imperative glo, infinitive at glo, present tense glor, past tense gloede, perfect tense har gloet)

  1. to stare
  2. to glare
  3. to goggle, gape, gawp, gawk
  4. (obsolete) to glow, shine

Conjugation

Conjugation of glo
active passive
present glor gloes
past gloede gloedes
infinitive glo gloes
imperative glo
participle
present gloende
past gloet
(auxiliary verb have)
gerund gloes

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse glóð.

Noun

glo f or m (definite singular gloa or gloen, indefinite plural glør, definite plural glørne)

  1. (especially in the plural) an ember, live coal

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡluː/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse glóð. Akin to English glow.

Noun

glo f (definite singular gloa, indefinite plural glør, definite plural glørne)

  1. an ember, wood or other flammable material that is glowing, but not burning.
    Eg såg glørne frå sigaretten hans.
    I could see the embers on his cigarette.

Etymology 2

From Old Norse glóa.

Verb

glo (present tense glor, past tense glodde, past participle glodd or glott, present participle gloande, imperative glo)

  1. to stare
    Synonyms: glana, glåma, stira
    Kva glor du på?
    What are you staring at?

References

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse glóa, from Proto-Germanic *glōaną.

Verb

glo (present glor, preterite glodde, supine glott, imperative glo)

  1. (colloquial) to stare
    Har du ätit globullar med tittsås?
    Have you eaten stare-balls with look-sauce? (phrase directed at someone who stares)

Conjugation

Conjugation of glo (weak)
active passive
infinitive glo
supine glott
imperative glo
imper. plural1 glon
present past present past
indicative glor glodde
ind. plural1 glo glodde
subjunctive2 glo glodde
present participle gloende
past participle glodd

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

See also

References

Anagrams

Welsh

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡloː/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Brythonic *glọw, from Proto-Celtic *glāwos.

Noun

glo m sg or m pl (plural gloeau, singulative glöyn)

  1. coal; charcoal
Mutation
Mutated forms of glo
radical soft nasal aspirate
glo lo nglo unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Etymology 2

Noun

glo m

  1. soft mutation of clo
Mutation
Mutated forms of clo
radical soft nasal aspirate
clo glo nghlo chlo

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “glo”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies