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Glister

//ˈɡlɪstɚ// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A brilliant flash; a glint.
  2. 2
    Alternative form of clyster. alt-of, alternative
  3. 3
    the quality of shining with a bright reflected light wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To gleam, glisten, or coruscate. archaic, intransitive

    "All that gliſters is not gold."

Etymology

Etymology 1

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-.

Etymology 2

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-.

Etymology 3

Compare Old French glistere.

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