Re: Untranslatable words

Leo Caesius wrote:

> Paul Bennet wrote:
> "Others will no doubt be better able to explain than I, but AIUI _glas_
> refers to a range of blue-gray-green colors, hard to pin down in basic
> color terms in other languages."
>
> In which language is this word found?  Is its meaning anything like the
> Latin "caesius"?

We've already said - Welsh.  It coveers Latin 'caesius', but it also
covers various shades of Green and normal blue.  Grass, for instance, is
described as 'glas'.