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 (plural gludion or gludoedd)

1. glue
2. gum
3. birdlime

   Synonym: glud adar

4. paste, size
5. (figuratively) mess
6. gluten

   Synonym: glwten

Derived terms

• glud adar (“birdlime”)
• gludio (“to glue”)
• gludiog (“gluey”)
• gludlys (“catchfly”)

 

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
glud	lud	nglud	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• 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