glede

1 of 2

noun

variants or less commonly glead

ˈglēd

plural -s

: any of several birds of prey (as the common European buzzard or the osprey)

especially : the common European kite (Milvus milvus)

glede

2 of 2

obsolete variant of gleed:1

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English glede, from Old English glida; akin to Old Norse gletha kite; derivative from the root of Old English glīdan to glide

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