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glùn

-ùin & -ùine, pl. glùinean & glùintean, sm [sf in Badenoch]. Knee. 2 Joint. 3 Generation, race. 4** Step, degree, in a pedigree. 5 Descendant. 6 Joint in reeds. 7(AH) Ream-knee in boat, see under bàta, p76. Bean-ghlùin, a midwife; an t-aon nach teagaisgear ris a' ghlùn, chan fhoghlamar ris an uilinn, the child that is not taught at the knee, cannot be taught at the elbow; sìos air do ghlùinibh! on the knee! aon ghlùn, first cousin; dà ghlùn, second cousin; lùbadh gach glùn, let every knee bow.

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glùn 100
cousin 50
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