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Welsh
Etymology
From gloyw (“bright, shining, sparkling”),[1] from Middle Welsh gloyw, from Old Welsh gloiu, from Proto-Brythonic *gluɨw (compare Old Irish glé (“clear, evident”)).[2] Possibly from short forms of given names containing gloyw (compare Old Cornish Gloiucen, Gloiumed).
Proper noun
Gloyw m
- a male given name
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gloyw”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN