GLEEDS

Noun

gleeds

plural of gleed

Anagrams

• Sledge, edgels, gledes, ledges, sledge

Source: Wiktionary


GLEED

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. gleów, gleó, 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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