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Breton
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *glaw.[1] Related to Welsh glaw (“rain”).
Noun
glav m
- rain
Mutation
References
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish glaven (glaffwin, glawan) n, m, glavene n, variant of glävia, glafwia, glafwa f, from Middle Low German glave, gleve, glevie, obl. & pl. glaven, from Old French glaive (“lance,”) from Latin gladius (“sword”); possibly of Celtic origin.
Compare Danish glavind, Icelandic glefja, English glaive.
Noun
glav c
- (archaic, historical) A spear, lance, glaive.
- (archaic, poetic) A sword.
- (obsolete) A banner.