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glister¹

  • /ˈɡlɪstɚ/

Where it comes from

From 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-.

verb glisters · glistering · glistered

  1. archaic, intransitive To gleam, glisten, or coruscate. All that gliſters is not gold.

noun glisters

  1. A brilliant flash; a glint.

glister²

  • /ˈɡlɪstɚ/

Where it comes from

Compare Old French glistere.

noun glisters

  1. alternative Alternative form of clyster

Translations

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verb to gleam, glisten, or coruscate

Españolbrillar, relucir
Русскийблесте́ть blestétʹ

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@misc{glister_2026,
  title = {glister},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/glister},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}