English Explanatory Dictionary

glede

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of several birds of prey, especially a kite, Milvus milvus.
noun
  1. A live coal; an ember.

Pronunciation

/ɡliːd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-glede.wav

Word forms

glede gledes gled glead gleed

Etymology

From Middle English glede, from Old English glida, from Proto-West Germanic *glidā, from Proto-Germanic *glidǭ; akin to Icelandic gleða, Swedish glada. Compare glide.

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