glister
glister · glisters
A brilliant flash; a glintA brilliant flash; a glint.
/ˈɡlɪstɚ/
» All that glisters is not gold.
Nicht alles, was glitzert, ist Gold. — Adelpa
Nicht alles, was rund ist, ist eine Nuss. — Adelpa
Adelpa · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesA brilliant flash; a glint.
More definitions
- the quality of shining with a bright reflected light
Examples
1 sentencesAll that glisters is not gold.
deNicht alles, was glitzert, ist Gold. — Adelpa
Origin
From Middle English glisteren, either borrowed from or related to Middle Low German and/orFrom Middle English glisteren, either borrowed from or related to Middle Low German and/or Middle Dutch glisteren; like a host of other Germanic words in gl- related to shining, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰley-.
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