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3.1.51.7 g-l-s Blue, green; bleu, vert

Bretonglazgreen, blue
Gael.I.glasgreen
Engl.glassglass
Prov.glaslight blue
Franç.glaceice; mirror, looking-glass
Germ.gletscher(from Romance substr.) glacier
R.Rom.glatschshiny
R.Rom.martin sül glatschKingfisher. There is no direct connection between
the Kingfisher and ice (it flees the ice, therefore the relation is opposite) but, like the ice, it so called from its blue-green metallic colours. Cf. Russian lëd "ice", Czech lednik "Kingfisher" ð3.1.10.; Germ. eis "ice"; eisvogel Kingfisher ð3.4.3.1.
Roman.pasâre-de-ghiatâKingfisher ; see preceding word
Alb.glasëbird dropping, Esp. perdigónð3.2.44.
Alb.gjasëappearance

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