Middle English Dictionary Entry
glīden v.
Entry Info
Forms | glīden v. Also gliede. Forms: sg. 3 glīdeth, etc., gliddes & glīt; p. glōd(e, glād(e, glōt & glīded; pl. glide(n & glōden; ppl. i)gliden, glid(e. |
Etymology | OE glīdan; sg. 3 glīdeþ & glīt; p. sg. glād; pl. glidon; ppl. gliden. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. aboute ~, after ~, forth ~, in ~, of ~, on ~, out ~, over ~, up ~.
1.
(a) To pass through the air, sky, etc.; glide smoothly and uninterruptedly; of light: to come, shine; (b) to slip downward, descend, fall; doun ~, ~ to ground, etc.; (c) ~ in, to pass into (sth.), slip or slide in; ~ thurgh, pass smoothly through (sth.), slide through (the throat).
Associated quotations
a
- c1225 Sanctus beda (Wor F.174)16 : Næs deorc heore liht, ac hit fæire glod.
- c1300 SLeg.Edm.Abp.(LdMisc 108)442/375 : Þo he hadde iseid þis oresun, þat wedur [i.e. weather] bi-gan to glide In þe oþur half of þe churche..Þare it bigan to falle a-non.
- (c1380) Chaucer CT.SN.(Manly-Rickert)G.402 : He hir soules saugh to heuene glyde.
- (a1393) Gower CA (Frf 3)7.326 : Somtime it semeth as it were A Sterre, which that glydeth there.
- (c1395) Chaucer CT.Mch.(Manly-Rickert)E.1887 : The moone..was into Cancre gliden.
- (c1395) Chaucer CT.Sq.(Manly-Rickert)F.393 : The vapour which that fro the erthe glood Made the sonne to seme rody and brood.
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)11485 : Bituix þe lift an þe erth it glade [Göt: glad]; Sua fair a stern was neuer made.
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)20830 : Forto dais and siþen he bad, Ar he vp to his fader glad.
- c1400(c1378) PPl.B (LdMisc 581)18.431 : May no grysly gost glyde þere it [the cross] shadweth!
- a1425(c1300) Assump.Virg.(1) (Add 10036)133/780 : As he loked him bi side, He sawe a briȝtnesse bi him glide.
- a1450 Yk.Pl.(Add 35290)484/118 : O glorious god, what glemes ar glydand!
- c1475(a1400) Amadace (Tay 9)p.55 : Thenne he wente oute of that toune; He glode a-way as dew in towne.
- c1450(?a1400) Siege Milan (Add 31042)135 : He sawe a bryghtenes of a beme Vp vn-to heuenwarde glyde.
- c1460 Vndir a park (Hrl 2255)26 : [I] Euere kneelyd and Clepyd on my Creature To haue knowlage of the glorye that glood [rime: a-bood].
- a1500 Qwan crist was borne (StJ-C S.54)30 : Þe stere before hem glode.
b
- c1275(?a1200) Lay.Brut (Clg A.9)800 : Leteð þe Grickisca gliden to grunde, fallen þa feie.
- ?c1335 Þe grace of god (Hrl 913)19 : Vte of heuen he [Lucifer] gan glide, And in to helle sone he liȝte.
- c1425(a1420) Lydg.TB (Aug A.4)3.928 : Þis Carioun glood anoon to grounde.
- a1425(c1385) Chaucer TC (Benson-Robinson)4.1215 : He answerde, 'Lady myn, Criseyde, Lyve ye yet?' and leet his swerd down glide.
- c1440(?a1400) Morte Arth.(1) (Thrn)799 : Þe worme..Commes glydande fro þe clowddez.
- a1450 Yk.Pl.(Add 35290)273/76 : Þe sonne..glydis to þe grounde with his glitterand glemys.
- a1450-1509 Rich.(Brunner)5348 : Wiþ egyr jre togedere rode, þat eyþere stede to grounde glode.
- ?c1450 St.Cuth.(Eg 3309)1239 : He sawe aungels fra heuen glyde, Þe same oure saint Aydane dyed.
- c1460(?c1400) Beryn (Nthld 55)2427 : Beryn..vnlacyd his mantell..And pryueliche ovir his shuldris lete hym downe glyde.
- a1500(c1430) Kyryeleyson Cristeleyson (Lamb 344)27 : Gabryel that glyded from good almyty To owre blessyd lady.
c
- a1275 Stod ho (Tan 169*)34,36 : So gleam glidis þurt þe glas, of þi bodi born he was, and þurt þe hoale þurch he gload.
- c1300 Iesu cristes milde moder (Arun 248)51 : Þur þe hole ston he [Jesus] glod.
- a1325(?c1300) NPass.(Cmb Gg.1.1)1290 : Þei þat were þe streme biside, Þer inne þei seith an angle glide.
- c1400(?c1380) Patience (Nero A.10)269 : He [Jonah] glydes in by þe giles þurȝ glaymande glette.
- a1425(?a1400) RRose (Htrn 409)7046 : Fyn vitaille, That we..Maken thourgh oure golet glide.
- a1450 Yk.Pl.(Add 35290)135/272 : In þat gude, thurgh grace of thy godhede, Als þe gleme in þe glasse, gladly þow glade.
2.
(a) Of a ship: to move upon the water, sail; of persons: to ride (in a ship); (b) of a snake or dragon: to slither, crawl; (c) of a wheel: to slide, ?roll; (d) of water, tears, blood: to flow; (e) of feathers, a beard: to float in the air; (f) fig. of the tongue: to glide in speech.
Associated quotations
a
- c1300 Horn (LdMisc 108)8/144 : Bi þe se side Here schip began to glide [vr. ryde].
- c1300 SLeg.(LdMisc 108)324/69 : A-midde þe se a-ȝein ane roche, þat schip bi-gan to glide.
- c1400(?a1300) KAlex.(LdMisc 622)6185 : So swifte vnder þe water hij rideþ So any shippe abouen glideþ.
- a1450(a1338) Mannyng Chron.Pt.1 (Lamb 131)2994 : Þo þat kepte þe se side..seye þe schipes til haue[n] glyde [vr. ride].
- (a1470) Malory Wks.(Win-C)193/16 : They come glydyng in galyes.
b
- a1275 *St.Marg.(2) (Trin-C B.14.39)170 : Ho sei a foul dragun ine þe hurne glide.
- a1325(c1250) Gen.& Ex.(Corp-C 444)370 : Niðful neddre..sal gliden on hise brest neðer.
- c1350(a1333) Shoreham Poems (Add 17376)154/719 : Þo by-gan god speke to þat worm..'Opon þy wombe þou schalt glyde.'
- (a1393) Gower CA (Frf 3)5.3967 : Al specheles and on the gras Sche glod forth as an Addre doth.
- (a1393) Gower CA (Frf 3)5.5062 : Toward the wode, he sih besyde The gret gastli Serpent glyde.
- (a1398) *Trev.Barth.(Add 27944)298a/a : He [a serpent] glydeþ on þe brest and þe wombe.
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)11608 : Vte o þis coue þan sagh þai glide Mani dragons.
- c1425(a1420) Lydg.TB (Aug A.4)1.210 : Lyche a snake that is wont to glyde..vnder fresche floures.
- (?a1439) Lydg.FP (Bod 263)3.280 : Vnder all thi floures off fresshnesse The serpent glidith.
- c1450(?a1400) Wars Alex.(Ashm 44)358 : Þis grete god..sall glide to þi chambre In a dredfull deuys, a dragons fourme.
- ?a1475 Ludus C.(Vsp D.8)26/343 : Thou wyckyd worm..Vpon þi gutt þou xalt glyde As werm wyckyd in kende.
- a1500(?a1400) Morte Arth.(2) (Hrl 2252)3341 : An Edder glode forth vpon the grownde.
- c1500(?a1475) Ass.Gods (Trin-C R.3.19)613 : Cerberus..brought thedyr Vyce..On a glydyng serpent rydyng a gret pas.
c
- a1450(c1433) Lydg.St.Edm.(Hrl 2278)436/1329 : A-boff the flood o litel wheel gan glace; The tother wheel glod on the boord aloffte.
d
- a1225(?OE) Lamb.Hom.DD (Lamb 487)43 : Alle heore teres beoð berninde gleden glidende ouer heore aȝene nebbe.
- c1275(?a1200) Lay.Brut (Clg A.9)12773 : Þe king gon siche sare; him gunnen glide teores [Otho: þat þar glide teres].
- c1275(?a1200) Lay.Brut (Clg A.9)22043 : Þat water him glit bisiden.
- c1300(c1250) Floris (Cmb Gg.4.27)97/501 : Þe terres glide of hire lere.
- (c1300) Havelok (LdMisc 108)1851 : The blod ran of his sides So water that fro the welle glides.
- a1325(c1250) Gen.& Ex.(Corp-C 444)733 : Teres gliden for hertes sor.
- (c1395) Chaucer CT.Fkl.(Manly-Rickert)F.1415 : His wyf..leet hir blood to glyde In Habradates woundes depe and wyde.
- c1440(?a1400) Perceval (Thrn)537 : The teres oute of his eghne glade.
- a1450(?a1349) ?Rolle Ihesu god sone (Cmb Dd.5.64)40 : Als streme dose of þe strande, his blode gan downe glyde.
- c1450(?a1400) Wars Alex.(Ashm 44)1079 : He..þar-in fyndis..glidand to þe grete see, xij grym waters.
- c1450(?a1400) Wars Alex.(Ashm 44)3233 : At ilk blast of his breth þe blode fra him glidis.
- a1500(?a1400) Firumb.(2) (Fil)472 : The teres of hys eyȝen gloden a-doun hym bye.
- a1500(a1460) Towneley Pl.(Hnt HM 1)247/137 : Lett me rub on the rust, that the bloode downe glyde.
- a1500(a1460) Towneley Pl.(Hnt HM 1)331/200 : The teres outt of myn ees can glyde.
e
- ?c1350 Ballad Sc.Wars (Jul A.5)20 : His berd was syde ay large span, And glided als the fether of pae.
f
- c1440 HBk.GDei (Thrn:Horstmann)317 : Þe tung es sleper, for it wades in wate[r], & glyddes lyghtly furthe fra faa wordes to many, fra gud to sume ille, fra sothe to lese.
3.
(a) Of a missile: to fly; letten ~, throw or shoot (a missile); (b) of a weapon, a blow: to glance aside, strike glancingly; (c) of a missile, weapon, blow: to strike, cut, fall; doun ~, ~ adoun, ~ forth, ~ over, etc.; ~ thurgh, to pierce (sth.); ~ to (unto), pierce to (sth.), penetrate, --also refl.; (d) fig. ~ to, of rage: to pierce (the heart).
Associated quotations
a
- c1275(?a1200) Lay.Brut (Clg A.9)30981 : Gæres heo letten gliden [vr. glide].
- c1425(a1420) Lydg.TB (Aug A.4)3.925 : And þoruȝ þe hert he smote þis Carion, Þat þe darte into þe felde gan glide.
- c1425(a1420) Lydg.TB (Aug A.4)3.1731 : Paris þo drow vp his myȝti bowe, And to þis duke lete an harowe glide.
- a1425 KAlex.(LinI 150)1349 : A brod gauelok he lette glide [vr. ride]; Hit smot him þourȝ boþe side.
b
- c1330(?a1300) Arth.& M.(Auch)5160 : On his helme he him smot; Þe ax glod, god it wot; Of þe gode ax þe scharpe egge Fel doun on þe hors rigge.
- c1330(?a1300) Tristrem (Auch)1449 : Wiþ a spere feloun He smot him in þe side; It no vailed o botoun, Oway it gan to glide, His dent.
- c1380 Firumb.(1) (Ashm 33)590 : Þat swerd..before ys scheld a-doun it glod, & oppon is sadel it ran.
- a1400(?a1350) Siege Troy(1) (Eg 2862)1457 : Þe swerd vpon þe sheld glood [vr. glad], And share þe hambark an hond brood [vr. brad].
- c1425(a1420) Lydg.TB (Aug A.4)5.3173 : But þe stroke..Damageth nat, for it glood a-side.
- a1450(c1410) Lovel.Merlin (Corp-C 80)23743 : He Rawhte hym anothyr dynt..which be the helm cam down glydyng, where-offen þe jeaunt hadde gret Stonyng.
- c1450(c1400) Sultan Bab.(Gar 140)1183 : The stroke glode down by his bake; The Arson he smot ther awaye.
- c1460(?c1400) Beryn (Nthld 55)608 : Þe Pardonere..drouȝe hym evir bakward, & lete the strokis glyde.
- a1500(?c1450) Merlin (Cmb Ff.3.11)595 : The stroke glood and smote of the horse heed.
c
- c1330(?c1300) Guy(1) (Auch)2951 : Þurch his bodi þe launce glod.
- c1330 Otuel (Auch)1327 : Yit þe dent glood adoun, & smot otuwel oppon þe croun.
- c1380 Firumb.(1) (Ashm 33)848 : Þorw scheld, haberke, & aketoun, þat sper him gan to glyde.
- c1380 Firumb.(1) (Ashm 33)3007 : Þe dynt was smert & forþ him glod, & endelong is chyne hym spedde.
- (c1385) Chaucer CT.Kn.(Manly-Rickert)A.1575 : Thurgh his herte He felte a cold swerd sodeynliche glyde.
- a1400(?a1350) Siege Troy(1) (Eg 2862)1802 : He dide þe spere ouer him glyde [LinI: made his spere so nyȝ him glyde]; Þe heued he left in Eiax syde.
- c1400(?a1300) KAlex.(LdMisc 622)2241 : Ardomodo his spere lete glide Þorouȝ Antigones lefte side.
- c1400(?c1390) Gawain (Nero A.10)2266 : Bot Gawayn on þat giserne glyfte hym bysyde, As hit com glydande adoun on glode hym to schende.
- c1425(a1420) Lydg.TB (Aug A.4)1.4120 : Where as he made his swerde to glide, Þer was but deth.
- a1450(?c1421) Lydg.ST (Arun 119)2185 : But Tydeas..His blody swerde lete about hym glyde, Sleth and kylleth vpon euery side.
- a1450(?c1421) Lydg.ST (Arun 119)3495 : He bent a sturdy bowe, And ther-In sette an arowe..And thorgh the body..Ful myghtily he made it forto Glyde.
- (?a1439) Lydg.FP (Bod 263)2.1334 : She [Lucrece] took a knyff, and with gret violence, Thoruh the brest, euene onto the herte She made it glide, --ther was no resistence.
- c1440(?a1400) Morte Arth.(1) (Thrn)1371 : Thurghe þe guttez into þe gorre he gyrdes hym ewyn, That the grounden stele glydez to his herte.
- c1440(?a1400) Morte Arth.(1) (Thrn)2972 : Sir Gawayne hym gyrd with a grym launce, That the grounden spere glade to his herte!
- a1450(c1410) Lovel.Merlin (Corp-C 80)9038 : Sire Bretel his felawe th[er]e so smot, that thorugh the Body the spere hit glot.
- a1450 Gener.(1) (Mrg M 876)4005 : That stroke come from a ful goode hond; To the face the swerd doun gloode.
- c1450(c1400) Sultan Bab.(Gar 140)1348 : He raught a stroke to Ferumbras; On his helme it gan down glyde.
- a1475 Siege Troy(1) (Hrl 525)209/1802 : Alisaunder..mad the spere so in him glyde That the hede left in his syde.
- a1500(?a1400) Firumb.(2) (Fil)373 : Tho dorundale [a sword] adoun glode, nolde no sarsin abyde.
- a1500(?a1475) Guy(4) (Cmb Ff.2.38)4914 : Gye to a nodur rode; Hys spere þorow the body glode.
d
- c1600(c1350) Alex.Maced.(Grv 60)279 : Þe gremþe of þo grim folke glod to his hert.
4.
(a) To walk; walk with a gliding motion, walk smoothly or quietly; (b) to rush, charge; (c) to go, travel, proceed; refl. betake oneself (to a place); (d) ~ gate, ~ the gates, ~ wei, to follow (one's) course, go (one's) way, proceed; (e) ~ out, ?to make a misstep, ?to slip, lose one's footing; (f) fig. ~ to chirche, to die.
Associated quotations
a
- c1275(?a1200) Lay.Brut (Clg A.9)24753 : Ælc mid his honde heold his iuere, and gliden ouer ulore biuoren Arðure.
- c1330(?c1300) Amis (Auch)730 : Þe steward..seiȝe þe maiden þan In-to þe chaumber hou sche gan glide.
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)16492 : Iudas..kest þe penis on þe flore, and son a-wai he glad.
- c1400(?c1380) Cleanness (Nero A.10)1590 : Þe lady..Glydes doun by the grece and gos to þe kyng.
- c1400(?c1380) Pearl (Nero A.10)1105 : Wyth gret delyt þay glod in fere On golden gatez þat glent as glasse.
- c1440(?a1400) Perceval (Thrn)2241 : In with his modir he glade, As he sayse þat it made.
b
- c1450(?a1400) Roland & O.(Add 31042)451 : Thies kene knyghtis to-gedir gan glide; the Medowe tremlyde one aythir syde.
- c1450(?a1400) Wars Alex.(Ashm 44)2857 : It semed As all þe grond & þe greues had glid [Dub: gane] þaim agayns.
c
- (c1390) Chaucer CT.Th.(Manly-Rickert)B.2094 : His goode steede al he bystrood, And forth vp on his wey he glood As sparcle out of the bronde.
- c1400(?c1380) Cleanness (Nero A.10)677 : Þen glydez forth God.
- c1400(?c1390) Gawain (Nero A.10)935 : Gawan glydez ful gay & gos þeder sone.
- c1440(?a1400) Perceval (Thrn)2209 : When he had dronken þat tyde, Forthirmare gan he glyde.
- a1450(c1410) Lovel.Grail (Corp-C 80)51.324 : I schal not here Abyde, but In to Anothir Contre me moste glyde.
- a1450 LDirige(1) (Dgb 102)397 : The good aungel on his ryȝt syde, Whenne he hem ladde with merye songe, And whenne he wolde noȝt folwe hy[m], glyde Out of the waye, he went wronge.
- c1540(?a1400) Destr.Troy (Htrn 388)6096 : Þai glode furth gladly at the grete yate.
- c1540(?a1400) Destr.Troy (Htrn 388)6292 : Þus he glod on hys gate..and þe burght past.
- a1500(?c1450) Florence (Cmb Ff.2.38:Vietor)1709 : Thorow þe foreste the lady rode; All glemed there sche glode Tyll sche came in a felde.
- a1500 Merch.& S.(Cmb Ff.2.38)103 : The goste toke up a gresely grone; with fendys awey he glode.
d
- c1400(?c1380) Cleanness (Nero A.10)767 : And Godde glydez his gate by þose grene wayez.
- c1440(a1400) Awntyrs Arth.(Thrn)27 : Thus alle in gleterande golde gayely scho glydis The gates, with sir Gawane, by a grene welle.
- c1450(?a1400) Wars Alex.(Ashm 44)1310 : Quen it [a siegework] was smeten in small with þe smert waȝes, Ilka gobet his gate glidis fra othire [Dub: Ilke gobett fro oþer glydes fast þair way].
e
- a1325 SLeg.Patr.(Corp-C 145)476 : For he [hell-bridge] was narȝ & slider & hey, he ne ssolde him so bitelle, Þat he glide out [Ld: glufte] in eny half, þat he ne vel to helle.
f
- a1450 Pryde is out (Sln 2593)p.240 : Quan thou xalt to cherche glyde, Wermys xuln ete throw thi syde.
5.
Fig. (a) To pass (from a state or condition), depart (from joy); of a message: come (to sb.); ~ out of, ~ thurgh, pass from (the heart); (b) ~ on ground, of tidings: to pass about the earth, circulate; (c) ~ upon, ?of the eyes: to fall upon (sb.), glance at; (d) of a time: to come, come to pass; (e) of persons, things, actions, time, life, etc.: to come to an end, pass away, vanish, disappear, be transitory; (f) to be, exist, live; be or live (in a certain manner, with a certain dress or appearance).
Associated quotations
a
- c1390 RSicily (Vrn)342 : Angels þat gonne from ioye glyde..God binom heore maystrie.
- c1400(?c1380) Cleanness (Nero A.10)499 : Þen Godez glam to hem glod, þat gladed hem alle.
- c1415 Chaucer CT.Fkl.(Lnsd 851)F.1002 : Late suche foly oute of ȝoure hert glide [vr. slyde].
- c1430 Chaucer TC (Cmb Gg.4.27)5.769 : Boþe Troilus & Troye toun Schall knotteles þour hire herte glyde.
b
- ?a1475 Ludus C.(Vsp D.8)155/110 : I wyll a-byde..with erys lyste est and west, iff any geste on grownde gynnyth glyde.
c
- a1450 7 Sages(3) (Cmb Dd.1.17)2099 : The childe lette his [eyen] glyede Oppon hys maystyr al asyde.
d
- c1275(?a1200) Lay.Brut (Clg A.9)2422 : Þa com þe time gliden þa ælc monne abideð, þat Corineus þe stronge makede his liues ende.
e
- a1300 A Mayde Cristes (Jes-O 29)71 : Paris..Amadas..Ector..& cesar..Heo beoþ i-glyden vt of þe reyne, so þe schef is of þe cleo.
- a1325(c1250) Gen.& Ex.(Corp-C 444)3460 : Ðis folc..ðus a-biden, Quiles ðis daiges for[ð] ben gliden.
- 1372 Als i lay vpon (Adv 18.7.21)18 : His her was hor on heuede; His ble be-gan to glide.
- c1390 I warne vche (Vrn)54 : But ay let gabbynges glyde and gon A-wey wher þei wol glace or glent.
- c1390 I wolde witen (Vrn)23 : Vche gome glit forþ as a gest; þis world fareþ as a Fantasye.
- c1400(?c1390) Gawain (Nero A.10)661 : Alle þese fyue syþez..were fetled on þis knyȝt..With-outen ende at any noke..Where-euer þe gomen bygan or glod to an ende.
- a1425 HBk.GDei (Arun 507)137 : Riches failis & lastis noght with man, bot glidis awai as fantoun.
- c1440 HBk.GDei (Thrn:Horstmann)310 : Slepe we, wake we, or whate sa we elles do, oure lyfe glyddes away.
- c1440 HBk.GDei (Thrn:Horstmann)311 : Þay fra þame glyde als a sleper eele mene haldes by þe tayle.
- a1475 VPhilibert (Brog 2.1)p.37 : In this world have we no sekyrnys, But as a schadowe that crepyth and away glydythe.
- c1450 I see a Rybane (Clg A.2)14 : Good suffraunce ys full syldene schent Whene weyle and woo a-wey schun glyde.
f
- a1450 Dux Moraud (BodPoet f.2)17 : In werd I am knowyn ful wyde..I am gay on grounde for to glyde.
- a1450 Yk.Pl.(Add 35290)318/339 : Hayle! Sir Pilate..þe gaiest on grounde, in golde þer ȝe glide.
- c1450 Earth(3) (Cmb Ii.4.9)33/34 : Erthe vp-on erth glydys as golde.
6.
Theol. Of the Holy Ghost: to proceed (from the Father and the Son).
Associated quotations
- c1225(?c1200) St.Juliana (Bod 34)3/4 : In ure lauerdes luue, þe feader is of frumscheft, ant iþe deore wurðmunt of his deorewurðe sune, & iþe heiunge of þe hali gast, þe of ham ba glideð.
- c1225(?c1200) St.Marg.(1) (Bod 34)50/16 : Beo þu aa iblescet & ti blisfule sune, Iesu Crist bi his nome, wið þe hali gast, þet glit of inc baðe.
- c1390 Castle Love(1) (Vrn)1454 : In þe ffader and in þe sone also, And in þe holy gost, þat glit of hem bo [vr. precedit hem fro].
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- ?c1400(1379) Daniel *Treat.Uroscopy (Roy 17.D.1)f.21vb (1.4) : Wyne rede and clere causith vryn white & clere but noȝt fully as white wyne, for it is more hote þan is white wyn and noght so glidond as white wyne.
Note: New spelling (pr. ppl.) = glidond.
- ?c1400(1379) Daniel *Treat.Uroscopy (Roy 17.D.1)f.108va (3.16) : Oftym in sekenesse, þe vesseles of þe sede..ar dedish & feble & kynd is noȝt of myght for to wiþholden it [sperm]..so it glitt awaie.
Note: New spelling (pr. 3 sg.) = glitt.