glud

See also: Głud and ġlud

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh glut (compare Middle Breton glut, Old Irish gláed, modern Irish glae), from Proto-Brythonic *glʉd, from Latin glūten (“glue”).

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /ɡlɨːd/
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /ɡliːd/
  • Rhymes: -ɨːd
  • Homophone: glyd (“snug”)

Noun

glud m (usually uncountable, plural gludion or gludoedd)

  1. glue
  2. gum
    Synonym: gwm
  3. birdlime
    Synonym: glud adar
  4. paste, size (type of thin glue)
    Synonyms: past, seis
  5. (figuratively) mess, pickle, trouble
    Synonyms: picl, trybini

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of glud
radical soft nasal aspirate
glud lud nglud unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “glud”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “glud”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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