glimmer
English
Etymology
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From Middle English glimeren, glemeren (“to glimmer”), equivalent to glim (“to shine”) + -er (frequentative suffix). Cognate with German Low German glimmern (“to glimmer”), German glimmern (“to glimmer”), Danish glimre (“to glimmer”), Swedish glimra (“to glimmer”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
glimmer (plural glimmers)
- A faint light; a dim glow.
- The glimmer of the fireflies was pleasant to watch.
- A flash of light.
- A faint or remote possibility.
- A glimmer of hope.
- (dated) mica
Synonyms
- (flash of light): sparkle
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Verb
glimmer (third-person singular simple present glimmers, present participle glimmering, simple past and past participle glimmered)
- (intransitive) To shine with a faint, unsteady light.
- The fireflies glimmered in the dark.
- the glimmering dawn; a glimmering lamp
- Shakespeare
- The west yet glimmers with some streaks of day.
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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Derived from glimre (“glitter, glisten, sparkle”). Sense 2 is from German Glimmer. Has also undergone influence from English.
Noun
glimmer m (definite singular glimmeren, uncountable)
- (literary and formal) magnificence, glitter, tinsel, something that shines
- Rikdommens glimmer
- The tinsel of wealth
- Rikdommens glimmer
- mica
- Glimmer er et mineral som lett spaltes i tynne flak.
- Mica is a mineral that easily separates into thin leaves.
Synonyms
Derived terms
- glimmerskifer
- Lys glimmer = white mica (literally: "bright mica")
References
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Derived from glimre (“glitter, glisten, sparkle”), with influence from English. The definition is from German Glimmer.
Noun
glimmer m (definite singular glimmeren, uncountable)
- mica
- Glimmer er eit mineral som lett spaltast i tynne flak.
- Mica is a mineral that easily separates into thin leaves.
Synonyms
Derived terms
- glimmerskifer
- Lys glimmer = white mica (literally: "bright mica")
References
- “glimmer” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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