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gleo

gleo

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish gléo (fight, combat).

Pronunciation

Noun

gleo m (genitive singular gleo, nominative plural gleonna)

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

Declension

  • Archaic declension as follows:

Derived terms

Mutation

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.

Old English

Alternative forms

  • glēow, glīw, glīġ

Noun

glēo(w) n

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

Declension

Descendants