glenten

== Danish == === Noun === glenten c definite singular of glente == Middle English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Old Norse *glenta, *gletta, from Proto-Germanic *glentaną (“to slide; glide”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰlend- (“to shine; sparkle; look”). Compare Danish glente; Norwegian glanta (“to glide, slip”), gletta (“to glide, slip; to peep, look”); Swedish glänta (“to slip, slide (obsolete); gleam, shine (archaic); peer (dated); slightly open a door”). === Verb === glenten (third-person singular simple present glenteth, present participle glentende, glentynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle glented) To move quickly. (Of a weapon) To strike a glancing blow. To glance; to look askance. To shine, gleam; flash, glitter; glisten, glint. ==== Descendants ==== English: glint === References === “glenten, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 20 February 2017.