Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Glede /(glēd)/ · IPA /ɡliːd/ n. n. 01 n. The common European kite (Milvus ictinus). This name is also sometimes applied to the buzzard. 1. The common European kite (Milvus ictinus). This name is also sometimes applied to the buzzard.(Zool.) 02 n. A live coal. 1. A live coal.[Archaic] “The cruel ire, red as any glede.” — Chaucer.