Gleed

Gleed
Gleed Gleed (gl[=e]d), n. [AS. gl[=e]d, fr. gl[=o]wan to glow as a fire; akin to D. gloed, G. glut, Icel. gl[=o][eth]. See {Glow}, v. i.] A live or glowing coal; a glede. [Archaic] --Chaucer. Longfellow. [1913 Webster]

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  • Gleed, WA — U.S. Census Designated Place in Washington Population (2000): 2947 Housing Units (2000): 1137 Land area (2000): 5.357588 sq. miles (13.876089 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 5.357588 sq. miles… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • gleed — /gleed/, n. Archaic. a glowing coal. [bef. 950; ME gleed(e), OE gled; c. G Glut, ON gloth; akin to GLOW] * * * …   Universalium

  • gleed — [glēd] n. [ME glede < OE gled < base of glowan: see GLOW] Now Chiefly Dial. a glowing coal …   English World dictionary

  • gleed — Glede Glede (gl[=e]d), n. [AS. glida, akin to Icel. gle[eth]a, Sw. glada. Cf. {Glide}, v. i.] (Zo[ o]l.) The common European kite ({Milvus ictinus}). This name is also sometimes applied to the buzzard. [Written also {glead}, {gled}, {gleed},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • gleed — [[t]glid[/t]] n. archaic a glowing coal • Etymology: bef. 950; ME gleed(e), OE glēd, c. OHG gluot, ON glōth; akin to glow …   From formal English to slang

  • gleed — I. ˈglēd noun ( s) Etymology: Middle English gleed, glede, from Old English glēd; akin to Old High German gluot fire, glow, Old Norse glōth ember, glowing coal; derivative from the root of Old English glōwan to glow more at glow 1. dialect… …   Useful english dictionary

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