glimma
Swedish
editEtymology
editInherited from Old Swedish glima, from Proto-Germanic *glīmaną. Doublet of gles, gli, glimra, and glimta.
Verb
editglimma (present glimmar, preterite glimmade, supine glimmat, imperative glimma)
- to shine with a faint (unsteady) light; to glimmer, to gleam, to shine
- Allt är inte guld som glimmar
- All is not gold that glimmers (All that glitters is not gold)
- Deras ögon glimmade
- Their eyes gleamed
- Floden glimmade mellan träden
- The river glimmered through the trees
Conjugation
editConjugation of glimma (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | glimma | — | ||
| Supine | glimmat | — | ||
| Imperative | glimma | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | glimmen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | glimmar | glimmade | — | — |
| Ind. plural1 | glimma | glimmade | — | — |
| Subjunctive2 | glimme | glimmade | — | — |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | glimmande | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
References
edit- glimma in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- glimma in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- glimma in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- glimma in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)