glimma
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Old Swedish glima, from Proto-Germanic *glīmaną. Doublet of gles, gli, glimra, and glimta.
Verb
[edit]glimma (present glimmar, preterite glimmade, supine glimmat, imperative glimma)
- to shine with a faint (unsteady) light; to glimmer, to gleam, to shine
- Allt är inte guld som glimmar
- All is not gold that glimmers (All that glitters is not gold)
- Deras ögon glimmade
- Their eyes gleamed
- Floden glimmade mellan träden
- The river glimmered through the trees
Conjugation
[edit]| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | glimma | — | ||
| supine | glimmat | — | ||
| imperative | glimma | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | glimmen | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | glimmar | glimmade | — | — |
| ind. plural1 | glimma | glimmade | — | — |
| subjunctive2 | glimme | glimmade | — | — |
| present participle | glimmande | |||
| past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
References
[edit]- glimma in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- glimma in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- glimma in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- glimma in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)