glæm

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *glaimi, from Proto-Germanic *glaimiz, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰley- (“to shine”), from *ǵʰel- (“to shine, shimmer”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡlæːm/

Noun

glǣm m

1. gleam, splendour, radiance

Declension

Declension of glæm (strong i-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	glǣm	glǣmas
accusative	glǣm	glǣmas
genitive	glǣmes	glǣma
dative	glǣme	glǣmum

Related terms

• gleomu

Descendants

• Middle English: gleme
  • English: gleam
  • Scots: glem, gleme, gleim