*glīwą

Runic: ᚷᛚᛁᚹᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈɣliː.wɑ̃/

noun · neuter · a-stem

Meanings

joy, gladness, merriment, mirth

Etymology

Of disputed origin:

Declension

Case	Singular	Plural
Nom.	glīwą	glīwō
Acc.	glīwą	glīwō
Gen.	glīwas, glīwis	glīwǫ̂
Dat.	glīwai	glīwamaz
Inst.	glīwō	glīwamiz
Voc.	glīwą	glīwō

Descendants

*glīw (Proto-West Germanic)
- glīw, glīġ, glēow, glēo (Old English)
  - gleo, glew, gleu, gle, glee (Middle English)
    - glee (English)
    - gle, glie, glew (Scots)
glý (Old Norse)
- glý (Icelandic)

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