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Meaning of glede | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ɡliːd

Definitions

  1. Any of several birds of prey, especially a kite, Milvus milvus.
  2. A live coal; an ember.

Examples

“1937, J. R. R. Tolkien, The Hobbit [Chapter 14 - Fire and Water], His last throes splintered it to sparks and gledes.”
“1955, J. R. R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring [Book 2, Chapter 2 - The Council of Elrond], 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.”

CEFR level

B1
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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

gledge Gledhill Gledswood Hills Glee glee club glee-beam

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