gleo

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Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Irish gléo (fight, combat), from Proto-Celtic *gliwā, from Proto-Indo-European *ģley- (to rush, attack)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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gleo m (genitive singular gleo, nominative plural gleonna)

  1. noise
  2. quarrel
  3. strife, battle
  4. tumult

Declension

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  • Archaic declension as follows:

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
gleo ghleo ngleo
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  1. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 134

Further reading

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Old English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *glīw, from Proto-Germanic *glīwą (joy, music, entertainment, jesting, sport). Akin to Old Norse glý (glee).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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glēo n

  1. joy, glee
  2. pleasure, mirth
  3. sport, play
  4. music, musical accompaniment; entertainment
  5. mockery, jesting

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Middle English: gle, gleu, glewe