glimmen

See also: Glimmen

Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣlɪmə(n)/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪmən

Verb

glimmen

  1. to shine, glow, shimmer

Inflection

Inflection 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 glimglom
2nd person sing. (jij) glimtglom
2nd person sing. (u) glimtglom
2nd person sing. (gij) glimtglomt
3rd person singular glimtglom
plural glimmenglommen
subjunctive sing.1 glimmeglomme
subjunctive plur.1 glimmenglommen
imperative sing. glim
imperative plur.1 glimt
participles glimmendgeglommen
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

Anagrams


German

Etymology

From Middle High German glimmen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡlɪmən/, [ˈɡlɪmn̩]
  • (file)

Verb

glimmen (class 3 strong, third-person singular simple present glimmt, past tense glomm, past participle geglommen, auxiliary haben)

glimmen (third-person singular simple present glimmt, past tense glimmte, past participle geglimmt, auxiliary haben)

  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:

Weak conjugation:

Further reading


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 geglommen
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 geglommen

Descendants

Further reading

  • glimmen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
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