An archaic or dialectal word meaning to glitter, glisten, or shine brightly; also related to 'glister.'
From Old English and Middle English origins, possibly from Proto-Germanic roots related to 'glisten' and 'glitter.' The word appears to be an older or variant form of 'glister,' sharing the same semantic field of light-reflection.
Medieval poetry uses 'glist' to describe armor, jewels, and water—it's a word that captures the medieval fascination with refracted light before modern science could explain what was actually happening at the atomic level.
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