glisky

The story

1. Norwegian Nynorsk · derived fromglisa“to gleam, flash, glisten”
2. Old Norse · derived from*gliskr“shimmering”
3. Old English · derived fromglisian“to glitter”
4. Scots · derived fromglisk“to glance, glimpse; to give a transient gleam”
5. English todayglisky

Related to Scots glisk (“to glance, glimpse; to give a transient gleam”), and Shetlandic dialect of English glisk (“gleam of sunlight through cloud; a glow of heat from a fire”). Also Northern English glissy (“shiny, glistening”). Further etymology unclear: either from Old English glisian (“to glitter”) with diminutive suffix -ky, and cognate with English glitter and glisten, or hypothetical loan word from Old Norse *gliskr (“shimmering”), cf: Norwegian Nynorsk glisa (“to gleam, flash, glisten”), but note neither Cleasby & Vigfusson nor Zoëga list any such word. Shetlandic glisk possibly inherited from Norn (hence Old Norse), or from Scots (hence Old English).