- glen
- noun Etymology: Middle English (Scots), valley, from Scottish Gaelic & Irish gleann, from Old Irish glenn Date: 15th century a secluded narrow valley
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Glen — ist: ein männlicher Vorname, siehe Glenn Glen ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Cornell Glen (* 1981), Fußballspieler aus Trinidad und Tobago Emery Glen, US amerikanischer Bluessänger der 1920er Jahre Esther Glen (1881–1940),… … Deutsch Wikipedia
glen — glen; glen·gar·ry; glen·liv·et; glen·ur·quhart; ruth·er·glen; glen·liv·at; … English syllables
Glen — Glen, n. [Of Celtic origin; cf. W. glyn a deep valley, Ir. & Gael. gleann valley, glen.] A secluded and narrow valley; a dale; a depression between hills. [1913 Webster] And wooes the widow s daughter of the glen. Spenser … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Glen — Glen, MS U.S. town in Mississippi Population (2000): 286 Housing Units (2000): 133 Land area (2000): 4.679696 sq. miles (12.120357 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.006543 sq. miles (0.016947 sq. km) Total area (2000): 4.686239 sq. miles (12.137304 sq … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Glen, MS — U.S. town in Mississippi Population (2000): 286 Housing Units (2000): 133 Land area (2000): 4.679696 sq. miles (12.120357 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.006543 sq. miles (0.016947 sq. km) Total area (2000): 4.686239 sq. miles (12.137304 sq. km)… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Glen — [glen], schottische Bezeichnung für ein glazial überformtes Tal; in Irland Glean, in Wales Glyn genannt. … Universal-Lexikon
glen — [glen] n [Date: 1400 1500; : Scottish Gaelic; Origin: glenn] a deep narrow valley in Scotland or Ireland … Dictionary of contemporary English
Glen — das; s, s <aus schott. engl. glen »Tal, enge Bergschlucht«> schott. Bez. für ein ↑glazial überformtes Tal … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
glen — [ glen ] noun count BRITISH a valley, especially in Scotland … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
glen — narrow valley, late 15c., from Scottish, from Gaelic gleann mountain valley (Cf. O.Ir. glenn, Welsh glyn). Common in place names; Cf. Glenlivet (1822), a kind of whiskey, named for the place it was first made (lit. the glen of the Livet, a… … Etymology dictionary
glen — [glen] n. [ME < Late MScot < Gael * glenn (now gleann), mountain valley, akin to Welsh glyn] a narrow, secluded valley … English World dictionary
