Easton's Bible Dictionary An Old English name for the common kite, mentioned only in Deuteronomy 14:13 (Hebrews ra'ah), the Milvus ater or black kite. The Hebrew word does not occur in the parallel passage in Leviticus (11:14, da'ah, rendered "vulture;" in R.V., "kite"). It was an unclean bird. The Hebrew name is from a root meaning "to see," "to look," thus designating a bird with a keen sight. The bird intended is probably the buzzard, of which there are three species found in Palestine. (see VULTURE.) Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) The common European kite (Milvus ictinus). This name is also sometimes applied to the buzzard. 2. (n.) A live coal. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia GLEDE gled (ra`ah; gups): A member of the hawk species. It is given among the list of abominations in Deuteronomy 14:13, but not in the Leviticus list (Leviticus 11:14). The kite is substituted. The Arabs might have called one of the buzzards the glede. In England, where specimens of most of these birds appear in migration, the glede is synonymous with kite, and was given the name from glide, to emphasize a gliding motion in flight. See illustration, p. 1235.

Multi-Version Concordance Glede (1 Occurrence) Deuteronomy 14:13 And the glede, and the kite, and the vulture after his kind, (KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT)