glide
See also: Glide
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English gliden, from Old English glīdan, from Proto-West Germanic *glīdan, from Proto-Germanic *glīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰleydʰ-.
Cognate with West Frisian glide, glydzje, Low German glieden, Dutch glijden, German gleiten, Norwegian Nynorsk gli, Danish glide, Swedish glida, Finnish liitää.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
glide (third-person singular simple present glides, present participle gliding, simple past glided or glid or (archaic) glode, past participle glided or glid or glidden or (archaic) glode)
- (intransitive) To move softly, smoothly, or effortlessly.
- 1807, William Wordsworth, “Composed upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802 (Sonnet 14)”, in Poems, in Two Volumes, volume I, London: […] Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, […], →OCLC:
- The river glideth at his own sweet will:
- 1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XVII, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume III, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 137:
- It is odd how easily the common-places of morality or of sentiment glide off in conversation. Well, they are "exceedingly helpful," and so Lord Avonleigh found them.
- 1874, Marcus Clarke, For the Term of His Natural Life, Chapter VI:
- The water over which the boats glided was black and smooth, rising into huge foamless billows, the more terrible because they were silent.
- (intransitive) To fly unpowered, as of an aircraft. Also relates to gliding birds and flying fish.
- 1947 January and February, O. S. Nock, “"The Aberdonian" in Wartime”, in Railway Magazine, page 8:
- The tide was out, and we drew up amid the strong bracing smell of seaweed, with gulls screeching, wheeling around, and gliding on the wind.
- (transitive) To cause to glide.
- (phonetics) To pass with a glide, as the voice.
Synonyms edit
Translations edit
To move softly, smoothly, or effortlessly
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To fly unpowered, as of an aircraft
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To cause to glide
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Noun edit
glide (plural glides)
- The act of gliding.
- (phonology) A transitional sound, especially a semivowel.
- Synonyms: semivowel, semiconsonant
- (fencing) An attack or preparatory movement made by sliding down the opponent’s blade, keeping it in constant contact.
- A bird, the glede or kite.
- A kind of cap affixed to the base of the legs of furniture to prevent it from damaging the floor while being moved.
- Hyponym: bell glide
- The joining of two sounds without a break.
- A smooth and sliding step in dancing the waltz.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
The act of gliding
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semivowel — see semivowel
(fencing) An attack or preparatory movement
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Anagrams edit
Middle English edit
Noun edit
glide
- Alternative form of glede (“kite (bird of prey)”)
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German gliden.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
glide (present tense glid, past tense gleid, past participle glidd or glitt or glide, present participle glidande, imperative glid)
- to slip (to lose one's traction on a slippery surface)
- Han gleid på isen.
- He slipped on the ice.
- to glide (to move effortlessly)
- Skia glid godt.
- The skis glide well.
References edit
- “glide” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Volapük edit
Noun edit
glide
West Frisian edit
Etymology edit
From Old Frisian glīda, from Proto-West Germanic *glīdan, from Proto-Germanic *glīdaną.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
glide
Inflection edit
| Strong class 1 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | glide | |||
| 3rd singular past | glied | |||
| past participle | gliden | |||
| infinitive | glide | |||
| long infinitive | gliden | |||
| gerund | gliden n | |||
| auxiliary | hawwe | |||
| indicative | present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st singular | glyd | glied | ||
| 2nd singular | glydst | gliedst | ||
| 3rd singular | glydt | glied | ||
| plural | glide | glieden | ||
| imperative | glyd | |||
| participles | glidend | gliden | ||
Further reading edit
- “glide”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011