Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Glisten

Glisten (glis"'n) , intransitive verb

[Old English glistnian, akin to glisnen, glisien, Anglo-Saxon glisian, glisnian, akin to English glitter. See Glitter, v. i., and compare Glister, v. i.]

To sparkle or shine; especially, to shine with a mild, subdued, and fitful luster; to emit a soft, scintillating light; to gleam; as, the glistening stars.