bagliore

Italian

Etymology

Related to abbagliare (“to dazzle”); see there for more.^[1]

An older theory derives the word from Old High German baidan. Related to or influenced by Catalan badar (“to gape, observe”) and French berlue (“distorted vision”).^[2]

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Very old source. There's no OHG "baidan", perhaps "beiten" or "beitôn" is meant. Catalan entry disagrees, and even in the source it's only one of two theories.”

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /baʎˈʎo.re/
Rhymes: -ore
Hyphenation: ba‧glió‧re

Noun

bagliore m (plural bagliori)

glow
glare, dazzle
flash or ray (of light)

References

^ bagliore in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
^ Pianigiani, Ottorino (1907) “bagliore”, in Vocabolario etimologico della lingua italiana (in Italian), Rome: Albrighi & Segati

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[1] re in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

[2] Pianigiani, Ottorino (1907) “bagliore”, in Vocabolario etimologico della lingua italiana (in Italian), Rome: Albrighi & Segati

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