glær

== Icelandic == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈklaiːr] Rhymes: -aiːr === Etymology 1 === Originally without -r- in stem. From Old Norse glær, from Proto-Germanic *glaiwiz (“bright; shining”). ==== Adjective ==== glær (comparative glærari or (traditional, increasingly archaic) glærri, superlative glærastur or (traditional, increasingly archaic) glæjastur) clear, transparent, translucent, see-through, hyaline glær ís ― clear ice ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== glær- (synonyms gler-; hyal-, hyalo-) ===== See also ===== bjartur gegnsær ljós === Etymology 2 === From Old Norse glær, from Proto-Germanic *glaiwiz (“sea”). ==== Noun ==== glær m (genitive singular glæs, no plural) (poetic, archaic) the sea (poetic) brightness, gleam, luster ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== kasta á glæ hlaupa á glæ == Old English == === Alternative forms === glær === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *glāʀ, *glēʀ, from Proto-Germanic *glēzą, related to Proto-Germanic *glasą (“glass, amber”). Cognate with Old Saxon glēr (“resin”), Middle Low German glâr, glar (“resin, gum”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡlæːr/ Rhymes: -æːr === Noun === glǣr m amber ==== Declension ==== Strong a-stem: ==== Related terms ==== *glārian glæren glæs