glæs

Old English

Alternative forms

• glær

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *glas, from Proto-Germanic *glasą, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰel- (“to shine, shimmer, glow”). Compare Old Saxon glas, Old Dutch glas, Old High German glas, Old Norse gler.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡlæs/

Noun

glæs n

1. glass
2. a glass

Declension

Declension of glæs (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	glæs	glasu
accusative	glæs	glasu
genitive	glæses	glasa
dative	glæse	glasum

Derived terms

• glæsen

Descendants

• Middle English: glas, glace, glasce, glass, glasse
  • English: glass (see there for further descendants)
  • Scots: gless, glass