glimmen

See also: Glimmen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch glimmen, from Old Dutch *glimman, from Proto-Germanic *glimmaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣlɪmə(n)/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɪmən

Verb

glimmen

1. to shine, glow, shimmer

Inflection

Conjugation of glimmen (strong class 3)
infinitive	glimmen
past singular	glom
past participle	geglommen
infinitive	glimmen
gerund	glimmen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	glim	glom
2nd person sing. (jij)	glimt	glom
2nd person sing. (u)	glimt	glom
2nd person sing. (gij)	glimt	glomt
3rd person singular	glimt	glom
plural	glimmen	glommen
subjunctive sing.1	glimme	glomme
subjunctive plur.1	glimmen	glommen
imperative sing.	glim
imperative plur.1	glimt
participles	glimmend	geglommen
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

• glimworm

Anagrams

• lemming

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German glimmen

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡlɪmən/, [ˈɡlɪmn̩]

• Audio:

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Verb

1. to shine
2. to glow
   • 1931, Arthur Schnitzler, Flucht in die Finsternis, S. Fischer Verlag, page 158–159:

     Als in dem grünlichen Kachelofen nach einiger Zeit die Holzscheite zu glimmen und zu knistern begannen, setzte er sich, noch immer im Pelz, auf den schwarzen, ans Bett gerückten breitlehnigen Lederstuhl.

     When after some time the logs in the greenish tiled stove started glowing and crackling, he sat down, still in the fur, on the black leather chair, which was moved next to the bed.

Conjugation

Strong conjugation: Template:de-conj-strong

Weak conjugation: Template:de-conj-weak

Further reading

• “glimmen” in Duden online

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Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *glimman, from Proto-Germanic *glimmaną.

Verb

glimmen

1. to shine, to shimmer

Inflection

Strong class 3
Infinitive	glimmen
3rd sg. past	glam
3rd pl. past	glommen
Past participle	glomm
Infinitive	glimmen
In genitive	glimmens
In dative	glimmene
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	glimme	glam
2nd singular	glims, glimmes	gloms, glommes
3rd singular	glimt, glimmet	glam
1st plural	glimmen	glommen
2nd plural	glimt, glimmet	glomt, glommet
3rd plural	glimmen	glommen
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	glimme	glomme
2nd singular	glims, glimmes	glommes
3rd singular	glimme	glomme
1st plural	glimmen	glommen
2nd plural	glimt, glimmet	glommet
3rd plural	glimmen	glommen
Imperative	Present
Singular	glim, glimme
Plural	glimt, glimmet
	Present	Past
Participle	glimmende	glomm

Descendants

• Dutch: glimmen
• Limburgish: glömme

Further reading

• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “glimmen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN