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clwyd.

hurdle

5 characters1 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

noun/kluːɨ̯d/North-Wales/klʊi̯d/South-Wales
  1. hurdle

    feminine
  2. gate

    South-Wales · feminine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Welsh clwyt, from Proto-Brythonic *kluɨd, from Proto-Celtic *kleitā, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱley- (“to lean”). Cognate with Cornish kloos, French claie, and Irish cliath.

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