Icelandic edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

Originally without -r- in stem. Perhaps from Proto-Germanic *glaiwiz (bright; shining).

Adjective edit

glær (comparative glærari or glæjari, superlative glærastur or glæjastur)

  1. clear, transparent, translucent, see-through, hyaline
    glær ísclear ice
Inflection edit

or

  • Nota bene: The form with -r- stem has become increasingly common to the point that the original form is near-obsolete.
Derived terms edit
See also edit

Etymology 2 edit

Related to the adjective glær.

Noun edit

glær m (genitive singular glæs, no plural)

  1. (poetic, archaic) the sea
  2. (poetic) brightness, gleam, luster
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Old English edit

Etymology edit

From a conflation of Proto-Germanic *glasą, *glazą (glass, amber) and Proto-Germanic *glēzô (amber, resin). Cognate with Old Saxon glēr (resin).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ɡlær/, /ɡlæːr/

Noun edit

glær n or m
glǣr n or m

  1. amber

Declension edit

Neuter short:

Neuter long:

Masculine short:

Masculine long: