glede
/ɡliːd/
glede noun: any of several birds of prey, especially a kite, Milvus milvus.
Noun (1)
glede (plural gledes)
Noun (2)
glede (plural gledes)
- A live coal; an ember.
- His last throes splintered it to sparks and gledes.1937, J. R. R. Tolkien, The Hobbit [Chapter 14 - Fire and Water]
- It was hot when I first took it, hot as a glede, and my hand was scorched, so that I doubt if ever again I shall be free of the pain of it.1955, J. R. R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring [Book 2, Chapter 2 - The Council of Elrond]
glede meaning in Tamil
glede in Tamil
- நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும்
Forms of glede
| plural | gledes |
|---|---|
| alternative form | gled |
| alternative form | glead |
| alternative form | gleed |
Origin of glede
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.
From Middle English gleede, glede, from Old English glēd, glēde (“glowing coal, ember, fire, flame, instrument of torture”), from Proto-West Germanic *glōdi, from Proto-Germanic *glōdiz (“incandescence, glowing ember, burning ash”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- (“to shine”). Cognate with Scots gleed (“burning coal, ember”), Saterland Frisian Gloud (“blaze, fire”), Dutch gloed (“glowing heat”), German Glut (“glowing heat, embers”), Swedish glöd (“embers”), Scots glude (“glow from a fire”). More at glow.
Words that rhyme with glede
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- weed
- proceed
- stampede
- concede
- accede
- deed
- exceed
- need
- bede
- knead
- mislead
- plead
- rede
- swede
- cede
- creed
- godspeed
- heed
- intercede
- keyed
- leed
- meed
- precede
- recede
- tumbleweed
- a friend in need is a friend indeed
- beread
- greed
- he'd
- indeed
- interbreed
- kneed
- mead
- secede
- she'd
- sneed
- steed
- supersede
- underfeed
- we'd
- ye'd
- agreed
- anasheed
- aniseed
- atheed
- caid
- co-feed
- cofeed
Questions about glede
- What does glede mean?
- Glede means any of several birds of prey, especially a kite, Milvus milvus.
- What is glede in Tamil?
- Glede in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும். See Glede meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is glede?
- Glede is a noun.
- How do you pronounce glede?
- Glede is pronounced /ɡliːd/.
- What is the plural of glede?
- The plural of glede is gledes.
Words near glede in the dictionary
Source and license
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