glen

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English glen, borrowed from Irish gleann and Scottish Gaelic gleann, Old and Middle Irish glend, glenn (“mountain valley”), from Proto-Celtic *glendos (“valley”), hypothetically from Proto-Indo-European *glend- (“shore”) but the word may have been borrowed from a non-Indo-European substrate language. Compare Manx glion, Welsh glyn. Doublet of glyn. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American) enPR: glĕn, IPA(key): /ɡlɛn/ (pin–pen merger) enPR: glĭn, IPA(key): /ɡlɪn/ Rhymes: -ɛn === Noun === glen (plural glens) A secluded and narrow valley, especially one with a river running through it; a depression between hills; a dale. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== defile (noun) gully strath === See also === glen plaid (probably etymologically unrelated) === Further reading === glen on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === leng, Gen'l, gen'l, Genl, Engl, NELG, Engl., genl == Manx == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡlen/ === Etymology 1 === From Old Irish glan, from Proto-Celtic *glanos (“clean, clear”). ==== Adjective ==== glen (plural glenney, comparative glenney) clean, hygienic clear pure downright, unqualified, emphatic ===== Derived terms ===== neughlen === Etymology 2 === From Old Irish glanaid (“cleanses, purifies, purges”), from the adjective. ==== Verb ==== glen (verbal noun glenney, past participle glennit or glent) clean clear wipe purify, cleanse == Slovene == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Slavic *glěnь. === Noun === glen m inan This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}. === Further reading === “glen”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2026