glans
Swedish
noun
Definitions
- gleam, sparkle, glitter, gloss, luster
- (figuratively) splendor, glory, sheen
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle High German glanz derived from Old High German glanz (brilliance, bright).
Origin
Old High German
glanz
Gloss
brilliance, bright
Concept
Semantic Field
Sense perception
Ontological Category
Property
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- glans Latin
- Glanz German
- Kupferglanz German
- glanzhell German
- glans Dutch, Flemish
- глянец Russian
- glans Norwegian Bokmål
- *gʰlond-o- Proto-Germanic
- spola Swedish
- spolglans Swedish
- glans Norwegian Nynorsk
- glans Danish
- glansbillede Danish
- glans Icelandic
- glanz Old High German
- glanz Middle High German
- Glanz Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- glunzle Alemannic German