GLEED
Etymology
Noun
gleed (plural gleeds)
a glowing coal
Anagrams
• degel, edgel, glede, ledge, leged
Source: Wiktionary
Gleed, n. Etym: [AS. gl, fr. gl to glow as a fire; akin to D. gloed, G. glut, Icel. gl. See Glow, v. i.]
Definition: A live or glowing coal; a glede. [Archaic] Chaucer. Longfellow.
GLEE
Glee, n. Etym: [OE. gle, gleo, AS. gleĆ³w, gleĆ³, akin to Icel. gl: cf. Gr.
1. Music; minstrelsy; entertainment. [Obs.] Chaucer.
2. Joy; merriment; mirth; gayety; paricularly, the mirth enjoyed at a feast. Spenser.
3. (Mus.)
Definition: An unaccompanied part song for three or more solo voices. It is not necessarily gleesome.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DOOMED
(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; ātheir business venture was doomed from the startā; āan ill-fated business ventureā; āan ill-starred romanceā; āthe unlucky prisoner was again put in ironsā- W.H.Prescott
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