An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/glosten

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, G (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
glosten
Friedrich Kluge2506916An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, G — glosten1891John Francis Davis

glosten, vb., ‘to glimmer,’ from MidHG. glosten (a variant of glosen), ‘to glow, shine’; allied to E. gloss, Scand. glossi; derived from the root glas appearing in Glas?.