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Engle vs Glede - What's the difference?

engle | glede |

As nouns the difference between engle and glede

is that engle is a favourite; a paramour; an ingle while glede is a live coal, an ember.

As a verb engle

is to cajole or coax.

engle

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A favourite; a paramour; an ingle.
    • (Ben Jonson)

    Verb

    (engl)
  • (obsolete) To cajole or coax.
  • * Ben Jonson
    • I'll presently go and engle some broker.
    (Webster 1913) ----

    glede

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) .

    Alternative forms

    * gleed

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A live coal, an ember.
  • * 1955': It was hot when I first took it, hot as a '''glede , and my hand was scorched, so that I doubt if ever again I shall be free of the pain of it. — JRR Tolkien, ''The Fellowship of the Ring

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) glida, akin to Icelandic gleetha/gleea, Swedish glada. Compare (glide).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any of several birds of prey, especially a kite, Milvus milvus .

    • Anagrams

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