Part 4834

<h1>Glebous, Gleby</h1> <Xpage=630>

<hw><hw>Gleb"ous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Gleb"y</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Cf. L. <ets>glaebosus</ets> cloddy.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to the glebe; turfy; cloddy; fertile; fruitful.</def> "<i>Gleby</i> land."

<i>Prior.</i>

<h1>Glede</h1> <Xpage=630>

<hw>Glede</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[AS. <ets>glida</ets>, akin to Icel. <ets>gle<?/a</ets>,, Sw. <ets>glada</ets>. Cf. <er>Glide</er>, <tt>v. i.</tt>]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The common European kite (<spn>Milvus ictinus</spn>). This name is also sometimes applied to the buzzard.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>glead</asp>, <asp>gled</asp>, <asp>gleed</asp>, <asp>glade</asp>, and <asp>glide</asp>.]</altsp>

<h1>Glede</h1> <Xpage=630>

<hw>Glede</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Gleed</er>.]</ety> <def>A live coal.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>

<blockquote>The cruel ire, red as any <b>glede</b>. <i>Chaucer.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Glee</h1> <Xpage=630>

<hw>Glee</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>gle</ets>, <ets>gleo</ets>, AS. <ets>gle\'a2w</ets>, <ets>gle\'a2</ets>, akin to Icel. <ets>gl<?/</ets>: cf. Gr. <?/ joke, jest.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>Music; minstrelsy; entertainment.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Joy; merriment; mirth; gayety; paricularly, the mirth enjoyed at a feast.</def>

<i>Spenser.</i>

<p><b>3.</b> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>An unaccompanied part song for three or more solo voices. It is not necessarily gleesome.</def>

<h1>Gleed</h1> <Xpage=630>

<hw>Gleed</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[AS. <ets>gl<?/d</ets>, fr. <ets>gl<?/wan</ets> to glow as a fire; akin to D. <ets>gloed</ets>, G. <ets>glut</ets>, Icel. <ets>gl<?/<?/</ets>. See <er>Glow</er>, <tt>v. i.</tt>]</ety> <def>A live or glowing coal; a glede.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>

<i>Chaucer. Longfellow.</i>

<h1>Gleeful</h1> <Xpage=630>

<hw>Glee"ful</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Merry; gay; joyous.</def>

<i>Shak.</i>

<h1>Gleek</h1> <Xpage=630>

<hw>Gleek</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Prob. fr. Icel. <ets>leika</ets> to play, play a trick on, with the prefix <ets>ge-</ets>; akin to AS. <ets>gel\'becan</ets>, Sw. <ets>leka</ets> to play, Dan. <ets>lege</ets>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>A jest or scoff; a trick or deception.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>Where's the Bastard's braves, and Charles his <b>gleeks</b> ? <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <ety>[Cf. <er>Glicke</er>]</ety> <def>An enticing look or glance.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>A pretty <b>gleek</b> coming from Pallas' eye. <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Gleek</h1> <Xpage=630>