Shone with a weak or wavering light, like a candle flickering in the distance.
From Middle English glimeren, combining glem (to gleam) and the frequentative suffix -er, creating a sense of repeated or flickering brightness. The past tense -ed was added to show completed action.
The word 'glimmer' originally meant to shine intermittently, which is why it became the perfect word for hope—think 'a glimmer of hope' suggests something small but persistent, just like how our ancestors described distant fires or stars through trees.
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