glitnian

== Old English == === Etymology === Perhaps from Proto-West Germanic *glitinōn, from Proto-Germanic *glitinōną, from a root cognate with Old Norse glitra + Proto-Germanic *-inōną. Ultimately from *ǵʰel- (“to shine, shimmer, glow”). Related to Old English glisnian (“to glisten”) and glīdan (“to glide”). More at glitter, glisten, glint, glass. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡlit.ni.ɑn/ === Verb === glitnian to shine, gleam, sparkle, glisten to be splendid ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: glitenen English: glitten