Middle English Dictionary Entry
glāde n.(2)
Entry Info
| Forms | glāde n.(2) |
| Etymology | Prob. ON; cp. OI sōlar-glaðen, Norw. sol(ar)glad sunset. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Setting; gon to ~, drauen to ~, of the sun: to set, be setting.
Associated quotations
- a1225 Wint.Ben.Rule (Cld D.3)25/24 : For hyre fynd ȝebiddon..ær sunne go to glade [L ante solis occasum], freondscipe macian.
- (a1387) Trev.Higd.(StJ-C H.1)5.189 : In the Ester eve whanne þe sonne ȝede to glade [L sole occidente], he tornede his face toward þe Est.
- (a1398) *Trev.Barth.(Add 27944)185b/a : In þe norþe syde of þat londe [Norway] many dayes in þe somer..the sunne is nouȝt y-seye go to glade.
- (a1398) *Trev.Barth.(Add 27944)276b/b : Whanne þe sonne draweþ to glade, geet eteþ nouȝt in feere.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
- a1500(a1450) Ashmole SSecr.(Ashm 396)96/10 : Eyen tourne downward as þei were westerynges or goyng to glade [L occidentes], it sheweth vn-meke and vn-plesyng folkes.
Note: Need date
Note: New sense
Note: Only example of a transferred sense - subject here is not the sun that literally is setting, but the eyes turning downward like setting sun--per MJW