glendid

Welsh

Etymology

From earlier gleindid (“cleanliness”) and Middle Welsh gleindit/glendit, where ei became e before two consonants. By surface analysis, glân (“clean”) +‎ -did. Cf. gwendid (“feebleness”) for similar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡlɛndɪd/

Noun

glendid m (uncountable)

1. cleanliness, cleanness

   Synonyms: glander, glanweithdra, glanweithder

2. moral or spiritual cleanness, purity

   Synonym: purdeb

3. splendour, brightness

   Synonyms: disgleirdeb, gwychder

4. comeliness, beauty

   Synonyms: harddwch, tegwch

Derived terms

• aflendid (“impurity; filth”)

Related terms

• hylendid (“hygiene”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of glendid

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
glendid	lendid	nglendid	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), “glendid”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “glendid”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies