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glitinian

  • verb [ weak ]
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Grammar
glitinian, glitenian; p. ode; pp. od
To glitter, glisten, shine
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  • Geseah gold glitinian

    he saw gold glisten,

    • Beo. Th. 5509
    • ;
    • B. 2758
    • .
  • Heó glytenode on ðæra engla mydle swá scýnende sunne

    she glittered amid the angels as the shining sun,

    • Shrn. 149, 7
    • .
  • His reáf wurdon glitiniende

    vestimenta ejus facta sunt splendentia,

    • Mk. Skt. 9, 3
    • .
Etymology
[Cf.
Goth. glitmunjan
:
O. H. Ger. glizinon.
]
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