glæd

See also: gláed and gläd

Danish

Verb

glæd

1. imperative of glæde

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gladaz (“smooth”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰladh-, from Proto-Indo-European *g̑ʰel- (“to shine”). Cognate with Old Saxon glad (“glad, happy”), Old High German glat (“smooth”) (German glatt (“smooth”)), Old Norse glaðr (“smooth; happy”) (Swedish glad).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡlæd/

Adjective

glæd (comparative glædra, superlative gladost)

1. glad
   • 10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 24‎^[1]:

     …Hwīlum iċ onhyrġe þone haswan earn, gūðfugles hlēoþor; hwīlum glidan reorde mūþe ġemǣne, hwīlum mǣwes song, þǣr iċ glado sitte.

     …Sometimes I imitate the grey eagle, a speech of war-bird; sometimes a kite's voice with common mouth, sometimes a gull's song when I sit gladful.

2. bright

Declension

Declension of glæd — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	glæd	gladu, glado	glæd
Accusative	glædne	glade	glæd
Genitive	glades	glædre	glades
Dative	gladum	glædre	gladum
Instrumental	glade	glædre	glade
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	glade	glada, glade	gladu, glado
Accusative	glade	glada, glade	gladu, glado
Genitive	glædra	glædra	glædra
Dative	gladum	gladum	gladum
Instrumental	gladum	gladum	gladum

Declension of glæd — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	glada	glade	glade
Accusative	gladan	gladan	glade
Genitive	gladan	gladan	gladan
Dative	gladan	gladan	gladan
Instrumental	gladan	gladan	gladan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	gladan	gladan	gladan
Accusative	gladan	gladan	gladan
Genitive	glædra, gladena	glædra, gladena	glædra, gladena
Dative	gladum	gladum	gladum
Instrumental	gladum	gladum	gladum

Derived terms

• glædlīċe

Descendants

• Middle English: glad, glade, gladde, glaid, gled
  • English: glad
  • Scots: gled, glaid
  • Yola: glaude
• ⇒ Middle English: glade, glode, glede
  • English: glade
  • Yola: gladès