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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/glītan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *glītaną.
Verb
*glītan
- to shine, to sparkle
Inflection
| Strong class 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *glītan | |
| 1st sg. past | *glait | |
| 3rd pl. past | *glitun | |
| Past ptcple | *glitan | |
| Infinitive | *glītan | |
| Genitive infin. | *glītannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *glītannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *glītannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *glītu | *glait |
| 2nd singular | *glītiʀi | *glitī |
| 3rd singular | *glītidi | *glait |
| 1st plural | *glītum | *glitum |
| 2nd plural | *glītid | *glitud |
| 3rd plural | *glītand | *glitun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *glītē | *glitī |
| 2nd singular | *glītēs | *glitī |
| 3rd singular | *glītē | *glitī |
| 1st plural | *glītēm | *glitīm |
| 2nd plural | *glītēþ | *glitīd |
| 3rd plural | *glītēn | *glitīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *glīt | |
| Plural | *glītid | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *glītandī | *glitan |
Descendants
- Old Saxon: glītan
- Old High German: glīzan
- German: gleißen