tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post4775529473149508681..comments2024-03-27T13:32:06.780-02:30Comments on The Other Side of Eighty: G is for GlauvaunWisewebwomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-15676781364678037562012-04-09T18:15:52.400-02:302012-04-09T18:15:52.400-02:30Ramana:
Now you can label it! I've met too man...Ramana:<br />Now you can label it! I've met too many glauvauns in my time and the older they get the harder it is to be tolerant!<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-78526202215304940322012-04-09T18:15:01.338-02:302012-04-09T18:15:01.338-02:30Hi Rhia:
Thanks for the visit! Having been to Card...Hi Rhia:<br />Thanks for the visit! Having been to Cardiff many times, I was shocked when I first heard the accent. Quite indistinguishable from Cork. And so musical!<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-51833663496098210482012-04-09T11:00:07.310-02:302012-04-09T11:00:07.310-02:30Glauvaun is a grand word and perfectly describes m...Glauvaun is a grand word and perfectly describes my father!Rummuserhttp://www.rummuser.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-67408980171626408852012-04-09T03:44:01.636-02:302012-04-09T03:44:01.636-02:30This is a great blog. I'm Welsh (and Welsh is ...This is a great blog. I'm Welsh (and Welsh is my first language) and we're known for 'singing' our speech. Thus, I love words that are onomatopoeic!<br /><br />Rhia from Five Minute Piece for Inspiration (around #800 on A to Z Challenge).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01199696323991527600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-13973198099497557262012-04-08T15:45:11.479-02:302012-04-08T15:45:11.479-02:30GFB:
They can bring you down as nothing you say ca...GFB:<br />They can bring you down as nothing you say can please them or entice them.<br />Self-effacing whinge is the closest I can come to a translation.<br />XO<br />WWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-55957813678247044472012-04-08T15:44:12.077-02:302012-04-08T15:44:12.077-02:30Why thankee kindly Pauline!
Words are my passion t...Why thankee kindly Pauline!<br />Words are my passion too and the long journeys they take to come here!<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-52454992338281351922012-04-08T15:43:19.590-02:302012-04-08T15:43:19.590-02:30Lee:
I sent you an email with a screen capture of ...Lee:<br />I sent you an email with a screen capture of what comes up.<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-39824995028685430992012-04-08T15:42:29.721-02:302012-04-08T15:42:29.721-02:30Oh Gawd, GM, so do I. And not too far from here ei...Oh Gawd, GM, so do I. And not too far from here either!<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-54149765273414786482012-04-08T15:41:53.930-02:302012-04-08T15:41:53.930-02:30Nick:
Sadly, not the same meanings at all.
I'm...Nick:<br />Sadly, not the same meanings at all.<br />I'm reading a book at the moment and one of the minor characters is always in the state of glauvawn:<br />"I'd be better off dead, there's nothing for me here."<br />"Carry on without me, you'd be better off."<br />That kind of thing. Fussing would never be part of it.<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-25190343053339110462012-04-08T15:40:00.083-02:302012-04-08T15:40:00.083-02:30T:
Whinging was popular in my time too, this is a ...T:<br />Whinging was popular in my time too, this is a word that has fallen out of disuse.<br />But there is nothing in modern common useage that quite conveys the meaning.<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-61176592237000705492012-04-08T15:38:51.499-02:302012-04-08T15:38:51.499-02:30Damyanti:
It is, isn't it?
XO
WWWDamyanti:<br />It is, isn't it?<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-1899406415480721152012-04-08T13:10:29.524-02:302012-04-08T13:10:29.524-02:30Like Grannymar I too have met a few of those peopl...Like Grannymar I too have met a few of those people in my time.Government Funded Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14937389348779245666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-25297105085840692932012-04-08T09:45:54.859-02:302012-04-08T09:45:54.859-02:30Been enjoying your series immensely, learning new ...Been enjoying your series immensely, learning new words and letting myself float on your magic carpet of linguistic art.Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14555472024981357622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-39695708195072633182012-04-07T21:29:19.079-02:302012-04-07T21:29:19.079-02:30If you are still looking for the A to Z list I lef...If you are still looking for the A to Z list I left a reply to the comment you left at the A to Z Blog.<br /><br />In essence, on that main blog there are clickable tabs at the top of the page under the header. The tab you want is "2012 A to Z Challenge Sign up List".<br /><br />LeeArlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-3331155045712513372012-04-07T17:22:35.970-02:302012-04-07T17:22:35.970-02:30I love that word and know a few people who are pas...I love that word and know a few people who are past masters at glawvawning.Grannymarhttp://grannymar.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-65503305778310483692012-04-07T16:56:31.250-02:302012-04-07T16:56:31.250-02:30I have to say I find the alternatives mentioned by...I have to say I find the alternatives mentioned by Twilight more evocative than glauvaun somehow. And also fuss-bucket....nickhttp://nickhereandnow.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-23375711170138882182012-04-07T15:12:41.472-02:302012-04-07T15:12:41.472-02:30Good word - I can't think of one in general u...Good word - I can't think of one in general use which says the same thing. Only synonyms I saw online were fuss-budget, fusspot (not exactly the same at all) and maybe worrywart - but still not quite the same.<br /><br />We NEED your Irish word, WWW!Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-57105767825272148592012-04-07T13:33:58.275-02:302012-04-07T13:33:58.275-02:30What a lovely-sounding word.
---Damyanti, Co-host...What a lovely-sounding word.<br /><br />---Damyanti, Co-host A to Z Challenge April 2012<br /><br /> <br />Twitter: @AprilA2Z<br /> #atozchallengeAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04283371140346602856noreply@blogger.com