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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1399-1599
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Glide, Glyde, v. Also: glyd, glyid, glid, gleid. P.t. glad(e, glaid, glayde. [ME. glyde, glide, OE. glídan (p.t. glád).]
1. intr. Of persons or things: To move or go easily or smoothly. (Only in poetry.)(a) a1500 Henr. Fab. 540.
To gidder all but grunching furth ȝe glyde a1500 Id. III. 147/26.
Till heuin agane he glidis c1475 Acts of Schir William Wallace vi. 820.
Thir iij in feyr sone to the port thai glid c1500-c1512 Dunb. xxvii. 68 (A).
The hors attour the grene did glyd c1500-c1512 Ib. lxxii. 92.
Thai … did his precious body ryff Quhill blude and watter did furth glyde 1513 Doug. i. ii. 50.
A grondyn dart leit he glide 1513 Ib. iii. viii. 144; etc.
From that furnys the flambe doith brist or glide a1500 Id. King Hart 184.
Full glaid thai glyde as gromes vnagast 15.. Clariodus iii. 1343.
Thay drew up saillis … and furth thay glyd 1573 Satirical Poems xxxix. 150.
Out gais the hagbut, in the cannon glydis(b) a1400 Legends of the Saints xxxii. 176.
Thane Cypriane … with the wngument furth glade a1400 Ib. xl. 108.
He tuk leif, & furth he glad ?1438 Alex. i. 2871.
He smot ane knicht sa sturdely That gruflingis to the ground he glaid c1475 Acts of Schir William Wallace i. 414.
The scherand suerd glaid to the colar bane c1475 Ib. iii. 139.
On athir side togyddir fast thai glaid a1500 Taill of Rauf Coilȝear 482.
He is the gayest in geir, that euer on ground glaid 1513 Doug. ii. iv. 48.
Syne thir twa serpentis hastely glaid [R. glade] away 1513 Ib. ix. x. 99.
The grundyn steill outthrowch hys tympillys glaid a1500 Peblis to Play 134.
Gilbert in ane guttar glayde, He gate na better beddin a1570-86 Maitland Folio MS cxxx. 11.
All in grene the may scho glaid
2. fig. To pass easily or lightly. c1450-2 Howlat 742.
Fro thi gre to this ground lat thi grace glyde c1500-c1512 Dunb. xi. 6.
Hyne glydis all thy tyme that heir is 15.. Clariodus iv. 151.
Everie word … Out throw his heart did as ane arow gleid
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