glade

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Quotations 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 References

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪd

[edit] Etymology

Perhaps from Middle English, from Old Norse glaðr (“‘bright’”). ^[1]

[edit] Noun

glade (plural glades)

1. An open passage through a wood; a grassy open or cleared space in a forest.
2. (colloquial) An everglade.

[edit] Quotations

• For examples of the usage of this term see the citations page.

[edit] Translations

• Finnish: aho fi(fi)
• German: Lichtung de(de)
• Swedish: glänta sv(sv)

[edit] References

• Notes:

1. ^ “glade” in the Online Etymology Dictionary, Douglas Harper, 2001