Glyn

Glyn
Glyn Glyn, Glynne Glynne, n. A glen. See {Glen}.

Note: [Obs. singly, but occurring often in locative names in Ireland, as Glen does in Scotland.] [1913 Webster]

He could not beat out the Irish, yet he did shut them up within those narrow corners and glyns under the mountain's foot. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]


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