glimra
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Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Verb[edit]
glimra
- inflection of glimre:
- simple past
- past participle
Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Old Swedish glimbra. Doublet of glimma.
Verb[edit]
glimra (present glimrar, preterite glimrade, supine glimrat, imperative glimra)
- to shine with a faint, unsteady (reflected) light; to sparkle, to glimmer
- (figuratively, often in the present participle "glimrande") to shine (excel)
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of glimra (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | glimra | — | ||
| Supine | glimrat | — | ||
| Imperative | glimra | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | glimren | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | glimrar | glimrade | — | — |
| Ind. plural1 | glimra | glimrade | — | — |
| Subjunctive2 | glimre | glimrade | — | — |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | glimrande | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
References[edit]
- glimra in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- glimra in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- glimra in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- glimra in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)