glown

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Perhaps a survival of Middle English *glowen, *iglowen, from Old English glowen, ġeglōwen, past participle of Old English glōwan (to glow); equivalent to glow +‎ -n.

Verb[edit]

glown

  1. (dialectal) past participle of glow

Welsh[edit]

Noun[edit]

glown

  1. Soft mutation of clown.

Verb[edit]

glown

  1. Soft mutation of clown.

Mutation[edit]

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
clown glown nghlown chlown
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.