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glain.

bead

5 characters1 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɡlai̯n/

  1. bead

    masculine

  2. treasure, darling

    figuratively · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Welsh glein, from Old Welsh gleiniou, from Proto-Brythonic *glėn, from Proto-Celtic *glanyo-, an extension of *glanis, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰleh₁- (“to shine, glow”), source of glân (“clean”). Compare Middle Irish glain, Irish gloine (“glass”).

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