Glimmer, glim′ėr, v.i. to burn or appear faintly.—n. a faint light: feeble rays of light: (min.) mica.—ns. Glimm′er-gowk (Tenn.), an owl; Glimm′ering, a glimmer: an inkling.—adv. Glimm′eringly. [M. E. glimeren; most prob. directly Scand.; Dan. glimre, to glimmer, Sw. prov. glim, a glance.]
Glimpse, glimps, n. a short gleam: a weak light: transient lustre: a hurried view: fleeting enjoyment: the exhibition of a faint resemblance.—v.i. to appear by glimpses.—v.t. to get a glimpse of. [M. E. glimsen, to glimpse, a variant of glimmer.]
Glint, glint, v.i. to shine, gleam: (Burns) to move quickly.—v.t. to reflect.—n. a gleam. [From Scand.; Old Dan. glinte, to shine.]
Glisk, glisk, n. (Scot.) a glimpse. [M. E. glissen—A.S. glisian, to glance.]
Glissade, glis-ād′, v.i. to slide or glide down.—n. act of sliding down a slope.
Glist, glist, n. a dark ferruginous mineral found in lodes, micaceous iron ore.
Glisten, glis′n, v.i. to glitter or sparkle with light: to shine.—n. glitter. [M. E. glis-ien, to shine—A.S. glisnian, to shine; cf. Dut. glinsteren.]
Glister, glis′tėr, v.i. to sparkle, glitter.—adj. Glis′tering (Shak.), glittering. [M. E. glistren; see above.]
Glit, a Scotch form of gleet.
Glitter, glit′ėr, v.i. to glisten, to sparkle with light: to be splendid: to be showy.—n. lustre: brilliancy.—adjs. Glitt′erand (Spens.), sparkling, glittering; Glitt′ering, shining: splendid: brilliant.—adv. Glitt′eringly. [M. E. gliteren; cf. Ice. glitra, Mid. High Ger. glitzern.]