glede

British  

/ ɡliːd, ɡlɛd /

noun

1. a former Brit name for the red kite See kite 1

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Etymology

Origin of glede

Old English glida; related to Old Norse gletha, Middle Low German glede

Example Sentences

It was hot when I first took it, hot as a glede, and my hand was scorched, so that l doubt if ever again I shall be free of the pain of it.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien

For example, the vulture of the former book is in the latter called the glede; and there are many similar variations, in different parts of the Old Testament, in regard to the others.

From Palestine or the Holy Land From the Earliest Period to the Present Time by Russell, Michael

Body, puce floss silk ribbed with silver, black-red hackle, a mixed wing of glede, turkey tail, and mallard, with a topping over all, and a dark claret or purple hackle.

From Blacker's Art of Fly Making, &c. Comprising Angling, & Dyeing of Colours, with Engravings of Salmon & Trout Flies by Blacker, William

Then came the first glede back and did take a fish, and the second did like-wise.

From A Boy's Ride by Zollinger, Gulielma

The dougheti Dogglas on a stede   He rode aft his men beforne; His armor glytteryde as dyd a glede;   A bolder barne was never born.

From Ballad Book by Bates, Katherine Lee