glede

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[edit] English

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  • IPA: /ɡliːd/

[edit] Etymology 1

From Old English glēd.

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[edit] Noun

glede (plural gledes)

  1. A live coal, an ember.
    • 1955: 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. — JRR Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

[edit] Etymology 2

From Old English glida, akin to Icelandic gleetha/gleea, Swedish glada. Compare glide.

[edit] Noun

glede (plural gledes)

  1. Any of several birds of prey, especially a kite, Milvus milvus.

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[edit] Dutch

[edit] Verb

glede

  1. singular past subjunctive of glijden.

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[edit] Norwegian

[edit] Etymology

From Old Norse gleði.

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glede

  1. happiness, joy

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[edit] References

  • glede” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk DictionaryDokumentasjonsprosjektet.

[edit] Serbo-Croatian

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ɡlêde/
  • Hyphenation: gle‧de

[edit] Adverb

glȅde (Cyrillic spelling гле̏де)

  1. (with genitive) as regards, concerning
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