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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/glēsijaną

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This Proto-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-Germanic

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Etymology

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From a formation related to either *glasą (amber, glass) or *gladaz (shining, bright, glossy) + *-janą (though both terms are suspected to trace back to the same ultimate root). See also Proto-West Germanic *glāʀōn (to shine, glare).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɣlɛː.si.jɑː.nɑ̃/

Verb

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*glēsijaną

  1. (intransitive) to shine, glare
  2. (transitive) to shine, make shiny (like glass)

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Old Norse: glæsa
    • Faroese: glæsa
    • Icelandic: glæsa
    • Norwegian: gløsa

References

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  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*ʒlēsjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 136