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glo

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See also: Glo, Gló, glø, and GLO

Afrikaans

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Etymology

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From Dutch geloven.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /χlʊə/
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Verb

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glo (present glo, present participle gloënde, past participle geglo)

  1. to believe

Danish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse glóa (to glow), from Proto-Germanic *glōaną.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡloː/, [ɡ̊loːˀ]

Verb

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glo (imperative glo, infinitive at glo, present tense glor, past tense gloede, perfect tense har gloet)

  1. to stare
  2. to glare
  3. to goggle, gape, gawp, gawk
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References

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Old Norse glóð.

Noun

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glo f or m (definite singular gloa or gloen, indefinite plural glør, definite plural glørne)

  1. (especially in the plural) an ember, live coal

Derived terms

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse glóð. Akin to English glow.

Noun

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glo f (definite singular gloa, indefinite plural glør, definite plural glørne)

  1. an ember, wood or other flammable material that is glowing, but not burning.
    Eg såg glørne frå sigaretten hans.
    I could see the embers on his cigarette.

Etymology 2

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From Old Norse glóa.

Verb

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glo (present tense glor, past tense glodde, past participle glodd or glott, present participle gloande, imperative glo)

  1. to stare
    Kva glor du på?
    What are you staring at?

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Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse glóa, from Proto-Germanic *glōaną.

Verb

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glo (present glor, preterite glodde, supine glott, imperative glo)

  1. (colloquial) to stare
    Har du ätit globullar med tittsås?
    Have you eaten stare-balls with look-sauce? (phrase directed at someone who stares)

Conjugation

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Conjugation of glo (weak)
active passive
infinitive glo
supine glott
imperative glo
imper. plural1 glon
present past present past
indicative glor glodde
ind. plural1 glo glodde
subjunctive2 glo glodde
present participle gloende
past participle glodd

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

See also

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References

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Anagrams

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Welsh

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Brythonic *glọw, from Proto-Celtic *glāwos.

Noun

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glo m sg or m pl (plural gloeau, singulative glöyn)

  1. coal; charcoal
Mutation
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Mutated forms of glo
radical soft nasal aspirate
glo lo nglo unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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Etymology 2

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Noun

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glo m

  1. Soft mutation of clo.
Mutation
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Mutated forms of clo
radical soft nasal aspirate
clo glo nghlo chlo

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “glo”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies