glé

See also: gle and glè

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• glè

Etymology

From Old Irish glé, from Proto-Celtic *glēwos

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kleː/

Adverb

glé

1. very

   glé mhath ― very good, very well

2. sufficiently, enough
3. perfectly

Usage notes

• Lenites the following word.

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “glé”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language (John Grant, Edinburgh, 1925, Compiled by Malcolm MacLennan)