glida

See also: glíða

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• gli
• glide

Etymology

From Middle Low German gliden.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ɡliːɑ/

Verb

glida (present tense glid, past participle gleid, past participle glidd or glitt or glide, present participle glidande, imperative glid)

1. to slip (to lose one's traction on a slippery surface)

   Han gleid på isen.

   He slipped on the ice.

2. to glide (to move effortlessly)

   Skia glid godt.

   The skis glide well.

References

• “glida” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old English

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *glidā, from Proto-Germanic *glidǭ; related to glidan (“to glide”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡli.dɑ/

Noun

glida m

1. kite (bird)
   • 10th century, Ælfric, "The Nativity of St. Andrew the Apostle"

     Sē þe þurh rēaflāc ġewilnaþ þā þing þe hē mid his ēagum wiþūtan sċēawaþ, sē is glida, nā culfre.

     Whoever wants to steal the things that he sees with his eyes without, he is a kite, not a dove.

Declension

Declension of glida (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	glida	glidan
accusative	glidan	glidan
genitive	glidan	glidena
dative	glidan	glidum

Descendants

• Middle English: glede, glide
  • English: glede, glead
  • Scots: gled

Swedish

Etymology

From Middle Low German glīden, from Old Saxon glīdan, from Proto-West Germanic *glīdan, from Proto-Germanic *glīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰleydʰ-.

Pronunciation

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Verb

glida (present glider, preterite gled, supine glidit, imperative glid)

1. (intransitive) to glide, to slide under conditions of low friction (to move in continuous contact with a surface)

Conjugation

Conjugation of glida (class 1 strong)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	glida		—
Supine	glidit		—
Imperative	glid		—
Imper. plural1	gliden		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	glider	gled	—	—
Ind. plural1	glida	gledo	—	—
Subjunctive2	glide	glede	—	—
	Participles
Present participle	glidande
Past participle	—
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• glidflyga
• glidmedel

Anagrams

• adlig

Volapük

Noun

glida

1. genitive singular of glid