gleed
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of gleed
before 950; Middle English gleed ( e ), Old English glēd; cognate with German Glut, Old Norse glōth; akin to glow
Example Sentences
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He neither kissed her when he cam' Nor clappit her when he gaed; And in and out at her bower window, The moon shone like the gleed.
From David Elginbrod by MacDonald, George
"O gin my hands had been loose, Willy,115 Sae hard as they are boun', I wadd hae turn'd me frae the gleed, And casten out your young son."
From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume II (of 8) by Various
"I'll bet you they thought we were on board!" gleed Coutlass.
From The Ivory Trail by Mundy, Talbot
‘And last they’ll turn me in your arms Into the burning gleed; Then throw me into well water, O throw me in wi’ speed.
From Ballads of Mystery and Miracle and Fyttes of Mirth Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Second Series by Sidgwick, Frank
A minuit more in this gleed, an’ some o’ us may niver leave it alive.”
From The Death Shot A Story Retold by Reid, Mayne
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