glæs

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *glas, from Proto-Germanic *glasą, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰel- (“to shine, shimmer, glow”). Compare Old Saxon glas, Old Dutch glas, Old High German glas, Old Norse gler.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡlæs/

Noun

glæs n

  1. glass
  2. a glass

Declension
Declension of glæs (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative glæs glasu
accusative glæs glasu
genitive glæses glasa
dative glæse glasum

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Middle English: glas, glace, glasce, glass, glasse
    • English: glass (see there for further descendants)
    • Scots: gless, glass
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