gleed

[ gleed ]

noun

, Archaic.

1. a glowing coal.

gleed

/ ɡliːd /

noun

1. archaic.
   a burning ember or hot coal

Word History and Origins

Origin of gleed¹

before 950; Middle English gleed ( e ), Old English glēd; cognate with German Glut, Old Norse glōth; akin to glow

Word History and Origins

Origin of gleed¹

Old English glēd ; related to German Glut , Dutch gloed , Swedish glöd

Example Sentences

Many a man I saw wounded go on those gleed-strewed paths; their faces seemed to me all reddened with reeking blood.

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The jingling gold, and the gleed-red treasure, those rings, shall be thy bane.

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To shoot and dine with him was to see Gleed at his very best.

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Wilton Gleed could not face the immediate hole in his profits.

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Gleed shrugged again, but this time there was no accompanying smile.

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