glenten
Danish
Noun
glenten c
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; Lua error in Module:parameters at line 239: Parameter 1 should be a valid language, etymology language or family code; the value "gmq-bot" is not valid. See WT:LOL, WT:LOL/E and WT:LOF.; 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 2017-02-20.