glöd

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See also: glod, gloed, głód, glóð, Glóð, and glød

Swedish[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Old Swedish glø̄þ, from Old Norse glóð, from Proto-Germanic *glōdiz.

Pronunciation[edit]

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  • Rhymes: -øːd

Noun[edit]

glöd c

  1. (uncountable) glow (from something burning without a flame)
  2. (uncountable) embers
    Han rörde om i glöden
    He stirred the embers
    Vinden förde med sig glöd från skogsbranden
    The wind brought with it embers from the forest fire
    En bit glöd hade fallit ner och antänt tidningen
    A small ember ("piece of embers") had fallen down and ignited the newspaper
  3. (singular only) a small ember
    En liten glöd hade fallit ner och antänt tidningen
    A small ember had fallen down and ignited the newspaper (just "en glöd" feels less idiomatic, perhaps due to the uncountable sense)
  4. (figuratively) passion, fervor, ardor, fire
    glöden i hans ögon
    the fire in his eyes

Usage notes[edit]

  • Typically refers to very small embers, thought of as a kind of substance. A glowing lump of coal would more commonly be called "ett glödande kol" (a glowing piece of coal) or the like.
  • More strongly associated with fire and smoldering compared to English glow. Other uses are likely to be thought of as fire metaphors.

Declension[edit]

Declension of glöd 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative glöd glöden
Genitive glöds glödens

Related terms[edit]

Verb[edit]

glöd

  1. imperative of glöda

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