A faint or wavering light; a dim lamp or candle; also slang for the eye or a glimpse.
From Middle English 'glimme,' possibly from Old Norse 'glim' meaning brightness, or from the same root as 'glimmer.' Used historically to describe candlelight or small lamps.
Glim is the kind of word that appears in old literature describing rooms lit by candles before electricity—it captures the vulnerability and beauty of pre-industrial lighting that we've almost forgotten.
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