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glew.

brave, bold

4 characters1 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

adj/ɡleːu̯/North-Wales/ɡlɛu̯/South-Wales
  1. brave, bold

Where this word comes from

Cognate with Cornish glew (“keen, sharp”), Old Irish gléo (“struggle”), from Proto-Celtic *gliwā, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵley- (“to rush, attack”). Cognate with Old English glēaw (“wise, prudent”).

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