ghleu-

    ghleu-

    English meaning: to be joyful, to joke

    Deutsche Übersetzung: “fröhlich sein, scherzen”

    Note: extension from ghel- “cry” or ghel- “gleam”?

    Material: Gk. χλεύη f. “ joke, derision “; O.Ice. glȳ n. “pleasure, joy”, O.E. glēo, glieg, glīw n. “game, pleasure, joy”. With dental extension: O.Lith. glaudas m., glauda f. “ pastime, entertainment “, gláudoti “ joke”, Ltv. glaudât ds. [glaudas “ cuddle, caress “ belongs but originally to glaũsti, Ltv. glaũst “ cuddle, embrace, caress”, Lith. glaudùs “ sich anschmiegend, einschmeichlerisch “; see under gel-1, extension gl-eu-]. With m-derivative (nominal formation ghloumos): O.Ice. glaumr “ loud jubilation “, gleyma “ make forget, make cheerful, make noise “, O.E. glēam “ jubilation, pleasure, joy”; ablaut. O.Ice. glymr “row, din, fuss, noise”, glymja ‘sound, clink”, M.H.G. glumen “din, drone”; O.C.S. bezъ gluma “ firm, unchangeable, constant, immovable, uniform, steady, fixed, stable, invariable, regular, persistent; consistent, harmonious; unanimous; sure, steadfast, constant, faithful, unchanging “, glamiti sę “ to talk idly, prate “, Russ. gɫum “ joke, derision “, gɫumitь sja “ mock, sich lustig machen about”, Bulg. glúma “ fun, joke, derision “, glumjá se “ joke, fool “, Ser.-Cr. glúma f. “ joke, comedy “, Cz. (old) hluma “ an actor “, Pol. dial. w gɫum “ in Nichts “, eigtl. “ in Scherze “. Maybe Alb. (*hluma) lumë “ blessed, happy, lucky, fortunate “ common Alb. gl- > l- phonetic mutatIon. With p-derivative: Slav. *glupъ, Russ. gɫúpyj ‘stupid, clownish “, Specht KZ. 68, 123.

    References: WP. I 660 f., Trautmann 91.