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clyd.

sheltered

4 characters1 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

adj/klɨːd/North-Wales/kliːd/South-Wales

  1. sheltered

  2. snug, comfortable

  3. snug, comfortable well-off, rich

Where this word comes from

From Middle Welsh clyd, from Proto-Brythonic *klɨd, from Proto-Celtic *klitos, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlitós. Cognate with Breton kled, Cornish klys, English lee, Latin caleō and Lithuanian šiltas.

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