1768, Thomas Gray, Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard Oft did the harvest to their sickle yield, Their furrow oft the stubborn glebe has broke
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Glebe
//ɡliːb//
Synonyms for "glebe" (43 found)
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Closest matches (9)
Strong matches (13)
Related words (21)
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7 entrieshas context
2 entriesis a
1 entriesrelated to
10 entriesTranslations
10 translations across 5 languages.
Bulgarian
3 entries- земя́ noun (turf)
- по́чва noun (turf)
- църко́вна земя́ noun (area of land belonging to a parish)
Greek
2 entries- βακούφι noun (area of land belonging to a parish)
- μετόχι noun (area of land belonging to a parish)
Macedonian
3 entries- зе́мја noun (turf)
- по́чва noun (turf)
- цр́ковно зе́мјиште noun (area of land belonging to a parish)
Russian
1 entries- дёрн noun (turf)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- glìb noun (area of land belonging to a parish)
Sample sentences
2 total sentences available.
Admiring glebes their amber ears unfold, / And Labour sleep amid the waving gold.
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