Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/glōr

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Proto-West Germanic

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Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *glōrą (“glow, shine”), nominalization of *glōraz (“glowing, shining”), from *glōaną (“to glow”) +‎ *-raz.^[1] Cognate with Old Norse *glór, whence eldsglór n (“fire's glow”), fagrglór (“shining bright”, adj.).

Noun

*glōr n^[2]

glow, shine
embers, hot coal

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*glōr
Genitive	*glōras
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*glōr	*glōru
Accusative	*glōr	*glōru
Genitive	*glōras	*glōrō
Dative	*glōrē	*glōrum
Instrumental	*glōru	*glōrum

Derived terms

*glōrōn

Descendants

Old Frisian: *glōr, *glor
- Saterland Frisian: Glor
- West Frisian: gloar
Old Saxon: *glōr
- Middle Low German: *glôr
  - German Low German: Gloor
    - ⇒ Dutch: gloor

References

^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*ʒlōraz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 137: “EFris sbst. glor ‘bright embers’”
^ Torp, Alf (1919) “Glòra”, in Nynorsk Etymologisk Ordbok, Oslo: H. Aschehoug and Co. (W. Nygaard), page 166: “Germ. *glôr”

Buwalda, H.S., Meerburg, G., Poortinga, Dr. Y., editors (1952), “gloar”, in Frysk wurdboek (Fryske Akademy) (in Dutch), volumes I: Frysk — Nederlânsk, Leeuwarden: A.J. Osinga, Bolswert, page 144: “s., gloor, glans”
Woeste, Fr. (1882) “glo̗ͤren”, in Wörterbuch der westfälischen Mundart (Wörterbücher. Herausgegeben vom Verein für niederdeutsche Sprachforschung; I) (in German), Norden, Leipzig: Diedr. Soltau's Verlag, →ISBN, page 81

[1] Vladimir Orel (2003) “*ʒlōraz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 137: “EFris sbst. glor ‘bright embers’”

[2] Torp, Alf (1919) “Glòra”, in Nynorsk Etymologisk Ordbok, Oslo: H. Aschehoug and Co. (W. Nygaard), page 166: “Germ. *glôr”

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