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merglañ

[mer-glan]

verb

LanguageBreton

Meaning
  1. to rust
  2. To become oxidized or covered with rust over time.
Examples

An hearn a grog da verglañ er glave.

The iron starts to rust in the rain.

An alc'hwezioù a c'hall merglañ ma vezont gleb.

The keys can rust if they are wet.

Pronunciationmer-glan

Part of speechverb

Registerneutral

Usage noteThis word is used to describe the physical deterioration of metal objects. It is a factual and neutral term.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 2 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.