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glint

/ɡˈlɪnt/GLINT
/ɡˈlɪnt/GLINT

Meaningto shine

Common meaning: a brief flash of light

Journey through time

  1. Old Norse (Icelandic)glita‘to shine’source
  2. Swedishglinta‘to shine’source
  3. Middle Englishglentensource
  4. Englishmeaning shiftsto shine → a brief flash of lightglint‘a brief flash of light’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old Norse (Icelandic) glita ‘to shine’.

Roots

  • glita Old Norse (Icelandic) “to shine”

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