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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1618-1651
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Gleed(e, a. [Var. of gleid Gleyit a. Cf. Glee v.] Squinteyed. — 1618 Lithgow Poet. Rem. 20.
To make … the gleede looke euen a1651 Calderwood II. 349.
God is not gleed thogh ye him clenge a1651 Ib. V. 129.
The gleed Hieland witche
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"Gleed adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 10 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/gleede>
