glänsa
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See also: glansa
Swedish
Etymology
From glans (“shine, brilliance”).
Verb
glänsa (present glänser, preterite glänste, supine glänst, imperative gläns)
- to shine (reflect light)
- Han städade köket tills det glänste
- He cleaned the kitchen till it shone
- 1891, “Betlehems stjärna (Gläns över sjö och strand) [Star of Bethlehem (Shine over sea [most likely in this context, though unusual – see sjö (“lake; sea”)] and shore [Maybe to be understood as "land and sea/water"])]”, Viktor Rydberg (lyrics), Alice Tegnér (music):
- Gläns över sjö och strand, stjärna ur fjärran. Du som i Österland tändes av Herran.
- Shine over sea and shore, star from [out of] afar. You who in the East ["East-land" – the Orient] were lit by the Lord.
- to shine (excel)
- Nisse glänste vid SM 2012
- Nisse shone at the 2012 Swedish Championship
Conjugation
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
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