glav

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Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *glaw. Related to Welsh glaw (“rain”).

Noun

glav m

  1. rain

Mutation

  Mutation of glav  
Breton consonant mutation
unmutated soft aspirate hard
singular glav c'hlav unchanged klav
plural g{{{3}}} c'h{{{3}}} unchanged k{{{3}}}

References

  1. ^ Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 214

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

  1. (archaic, historical) A spear, lance, glaive.
  2. (archaic, poetic) A sword.
  3. (obsolete) A banner.
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