*glitrōną

Runic: ᚷᛚᛁᛏᚱᛟᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈɣli.trɔː.nɑ̃/

verb · Weak class 2

Meanings

to shine, glisten, glitter

Etymology

Possibly from either unattested *glitiz + *-rōną, from *ǵʰlid-í-s, or *glitraz + *-ōną, from *ǵʰlid-ró-s, both from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰleyd-, from *ǵʰley- (‘to shine’).

Conjugation

Present active

PersonIndicativeSubjunctiveImperative
1st singularglitrōglitrǭ–
2nd singularglitrōsiglitrōsglitrō
3rd singularglitrōþiglitrōglitrōþau
1st dualglitrōsglitrōw–
2nd dualglitrōþizglitrōþizglitrōþiz
1st pluralglitrōmazglitrōm–
2nd pluralglitrōþglitrōþglitrōþ
3rd pluralglitrōnþiglitrōnglitrōnþau

Present passive

PersonIndicativeSubjunctive
1st singularglitrōi–
2nd singularglitrōsaiglitrōsau
3rd singularglitrōþaiglitrōþau
1st dual––
2nd dual––
1st pluralglitrōnþaiglitrōnþau
2nd pluralglitrōnþaiglitrōnþau
3rd pluralglitrōnþaiglitrōnþau

Past

PersonIndicativeSubjunctive
1st singularglitrōdǭglitrōdēdį̄
2nd singularglitrōdēzglitrōdēdīz
3rd singularglitrōdēglitrōdēdī
1st dualglitrōdēdūglitrōdēdīw
2nd dualglitrōdēdudizglitrōdēdīdiz
1st pluralglitrōdēdumglitrōdēdīm
2nd pluralglitrōdēdudglitrōdēdīd
3rd pluralglitrōdēdunglitrōdēdīn

Non-finite Forms

InfinitivePresent ParticiplePast Participle
glitrōną glitrōndz glitrōdaz

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Descendants

  • *glitrōn (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *glizarōn (Old High German)
      • glitzern (Middle High German)
        • glitzern (German)
  • glitra (Old Norse)
    • glitra (Faroese)
    • glitra (Icelandic)
    • glitra (Norn)
    • glitre (Norwegian)
    • glittra (Swedish)
  • glitra (Old Norse)
    • gliteren (Middle English)
      • glitter (English)

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