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Old English · noun

gleo

Normalised glēo

Part of speech
noun, neuter
Declension
strong wa-stem
IPA
/ɡle͜oː/
Syllables
ɡle͜oː (1 syllable)
Modern English
gleejoyaccompanimententertainmentsportjestingmirthmockery

Meaning

  1. joy, glee

  2. pleasure, mirth

  3. sport, play

  4. music, musical accompaniment; entertainment

  5. mockery, jesting

Declension

Declension of gleo
SingularPlural
Nominative glēoglēo
Accusative glēoglēo
Genitive glēowesglēowa
Dative glēoweglēowum

All forms (5)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *glīw, from Proto-Germanic *glīwą (“joy, music, entertainment, jesting, sport”). Akin to Old Norse glý (“glee”).

Descendants

glee

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