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† glode Obs. rare.
[See glade n.2]
1. ? A place free from brushwood. (Cf. glade2 1.)
13..Gaw. & Gr. Knt. 2181 Hit [a hill] hade a hole on þe ende, & on ayþer syde, & ouer-growen with gresse in glodes ay where.
b. = glade n.2 1 b. (Cf. the place-name Cockglode = cockglade.)
1621Fletcher Wildgoose Chase v. iv, 'Bless me: what Thing is this? two Pinacles Upon her pate! Is't not a glode to catch Wood-cocks?
2. ? A bright place in the sky; a flash of light; = glade n.2 2.
13..E.E. Allit. P. A. 79 Quen glem of glodez agaynz hem [the leaves] glydez, Wyth schymeryng schene ful schrylle þay schynde.
3. (Meaning uncertain: perh. a misreading.)
a1400–50Alexander 1334 Þan bowes he to þe baistall & brymly it semblis, Gedirs of ilk glode grettir & smallire, And prekis furth with his pray. |