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Glede means Any of several birds of prey, especially a kite, Milvus milvus..
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/ɡliːd/ · noun
Any of several birds of prey, especially a kite, Milvus milvus..
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.
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Glede means Any of several birds of prey, especially a kite, Milvus milvus..
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1937, J. R. R. Tolkien, The Hobbit [Chapter 14 - Fire and Water], His last throes splintered it to sparks and gledes.
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