"glem" meaning in Middle English

See glem in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɡlɛ̝ːm/ Forms: gleem [alternative], gleme [alternative], gleam [alternative, Early-Middle-English, especially]
Etymology: Inherited from Old English glǣm, from Proto-West Germanic *glaimi, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰley-. Etymology templates: {{etymon|enm|:inh|ang:glǣm}} [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*ǵʰley-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*glaimi", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "glǣm", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "glem", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" }" data-lang="enm" data-title="glem">, {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|glǣm|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English glǣm, {{inh+|enm|ang|glǣm}} Inherited from Old English glǣm, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*glaimi}} Proto-West Germanic *glaimi, {{inh|enm|ine-pro|*ǵʰley-}} Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰley-, {{etymon|enm|:inh|ang:glǣm}} Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|var=}} glem, {{enm-noun|-}} glem (uncountable)
  1. A bright glow or ray of light:
    (figuratively) Spiritual radiance or splendour.
    Tags: figuratively, uncountable
    Sense id: en-glem-enm-noun-9MC4BWKL Categories (other): Middle English entries with etymon, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Religion Disambiguation of Middle English entries with etymon: 55 13 24 8 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 53 17 13 17 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 61 8 23 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 67 7 19 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 81 4 11 4 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 68 7 19 6 Disambiguation of Religion: 41 28 31 0
  2. A bright glow or ray of light:
    (figuratively, rare) A beam or source of spiritual elation.
    Tags: figuratively, rare, uncountable
    Sense id: en-glem-enm-noun-rWmSRbiI
  3. A gleam; reflected or short-lived light. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-glem-enm-noun-PUG2hAUt Categories (other): Light Disambiguation of Light: 28 28 41 2
  4. (figuratively, rare) Something ephemeral or evanescent. Tags: figuratively, rare, uncountable
    Sense id: en-glem-enm-noun-Md3ym4vC
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: glemen

Alternative forms

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