"glenten" meaning in Middle English

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Verb

Forms: glenteth [present, singular, third-person], glentende [participle, present], glentynge [participle, present], glented [first-person, indicative, participle, past, singular, third-person]
Etymology: Borrowed from Old Norse *glenta, *gletta, from Proto-Germanic *glentaną (“to slide; glide”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰlend- (“to shine; sparkle; look”). Compare Danish glente; Norwegian glanta (“to glide, slip”), gletta (“to glide, slip; to peep, look”); Swedish glänta (“to slip, slide (obsolete); gleam, shine (archaic); peer (dated); slightly open a door”). Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|non|*glenta}} Old Norse *glenta, {{der|enm|gem-pro|*glentaną|t=to slide; glide}} Proto-Germanic *glentaną (“to slide; glide”), {{der|enm|ine-pro|*ǵʰlend-|t=to shine; sparkle; look}} Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰlend- (“to shine; sparkle; look”), {{cog|da|glente}} Danish glente, {{cog|no|glanta||to glide, slip}} Norwegian glanta (“to glide, slip”), {{qualifier|obsolete}} (obsolete), {{qualifier|archaic}} (archaic), {{qualifier|dated}} (dated), {{cog|sv|glänta||to slip, slide (obsolete); gleam, shine (archaic); peer (dated); slightly open a door}} Swedish glänta (“to slip, slide (obsolete); gleam, shine (archaic); peer (dated); slightly open a door”) Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|head=}} glenten, {{enm-verb|stem=glent}} glenten (third-person singular simple present glenteth, present participle glentende, glentynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle glented)
  1. To move quickly.
    Sense id: en-glenten-enm-verb-pgJ~t90H
  2. (Of a weapon) To strike a glancing blow.
    Sense id: en-glenten-enm-verb-QcUnQx4R
  3. To glance; to look askance.
    Sense id: en-glenten-enm-verb-Jhl2VqX1
  4. To shine, gleam; flash, glitter; glisten, glint.
    Sense id: en-glenten-enm-verb-~5wV41oM

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