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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Glede, Gleid, n. Also: gleyd. [ME. gleede, glede, OE. gléd.] A live coal, an ember.(a) a1400 Leg. S. xxii. 500.
Decius and Valeryane … lewit the cors apone the gledis 1513 Doug. ii. x. 123.
Tho beheld I … Fayr Ilion all fall in gledis down Ib. iii. viii. 130; etc.
With gledis sparkand as the hail als thik(b) a1500 Henr. Fab. 389.
Thy awin fyre … , sa it be bot ane gleid, It warmis weill c1500-c1512 Dunb. Tua Mar. W. 108.
As a glemand gleyd glowis my chaftis 1513 Doug. iv. ii. 35.
Onhappy Dido … In this meyn sesson byrnyng hait as gleyd Ib. vii. v. 90.
A gleid of fyre, or hait brand lycht byrnyng 1535 Stewart 9745.
Thair weirlie weid, Glemand as gold and glitterand as ane gleid Ib. 22122.
Tha fled als fast as spark gois out of gleid 15.. Clar. iii. 1553.
His eine thay brint and flamit as ane gleid c 1570 Sat. P. xxxvii. 20.
As … forcit fyris with gritter gleidis out glemisfig. 1560 Rolland Seven S. 2680.
Belgebubis barne, infernall byrnand gleid c1590 J. Stewart 50/70.
That fyre heirof … him vpkendlit in ane glowing gleid

b. In a glede, to an ember, completely. a1400 Leg. S. xxxiii. 682.
Thane come a fyre but delay & brynt the temple in a glede c1475 Wall. iv. 751.
I haiff seruit to be brynt in a gleid Ib. viii. 515.
All Duram toun thai brynt wp in a gleid 1560 Rolland Seven S. 6410.
Thy ers brint in ane gleid, I think to se sum day a1570-86 Maitland Maitl. F. ci. 41.
Sum hes thair place brunt in ane gleid