Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/glītaną

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

Etymology

From Pre-Germanic *ǵʰleyd-, possibly an extension of *ǵʰley- as seen in *glīwą (“joy”). Kroonen considers it likely the strong verb was back-formed from the iterative *glittōną (“to shine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣliː.tɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*glītaną

1. (West Germanic) to shine, sparkle

Inflection

Conjugation of *glītaną (strong class 1)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*glītō	*glītaų	—	*glītai	?
2nd singular	*glītizi	*glītaiz	*glīt	*glītazai	*glītaizau
3rd singular	*glītidi	*glītai	*glītadau	*glītadai	*glītaidau
1st dual	*glītōz	*glītaiw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*glītadiz	*glītaidiz	*glītadiz	—	—
1st plural	*glītamaz	*glītaim	—	*glītandai	*glītaindau
2nd plural	*glītid	*glītaid	*glītid	*glītandai	*glītaindau
3rd plural	*glītandi	*glītain	*glītandau	*glītandai	*glītaindau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*glait	*glitį̄
2nd singular	*glaist	*glitīz
3rd singular	*glait	*glitī
1st dual	*glitū	*glitīw
2nd dual	*glitudiz	*glitīdiz
1st plural	*glitum	*glitīm
2nd plural	*glitud	*glitīd
3rd plural	*glitun	*glitīn
	present	past
participles	*glītandz	*glitanaz

Related terms

• *glitmô

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *glītan
  • Old Saxon: glītan
  • Old High German: glīzan
    • German: gleißen