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glimmen.

to shine

7 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈɡlɪmən/[ˈɡlɪmn̩]
  1. to shine

    class-3 · strong · weak
  2. to glow, to smolder

    class-3 · strong · weak
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German glimmen, from Proto-Germanic *glimmaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰley- (“to gleam, shimmer, glow”). See also Norwegian glim, dialectal Old Swedish glim, glimma.

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