Middle English Dictionary Entry
glā̆then v.
Entry Info
Forms | glā̆then v. |
Etymology | ON; cp. OI glaða. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. gladen.
1.
(a) To make (sb.) glad; also, welcome (sb.); (b) to be merry.
Associated quotations
a
- a1425 Hayle bote (Wht)171 : Lady..thow was haylsed with Gabriel And glathed with the Holy Gaste When thow conceyued God of myghtes maste.
- ?a1475 Ludus C.(Vsp D.8)161/306 : My lord god is ful of lyste to glathe ȝow for his geste.
- ?a1475 Ludus C.(Vsp D.8)222/389 : Þe myght of þe godhed xal glathe ȝow every-chon.
b
- ?c1450 Susan.(Mrg M 818)84 : On grapes þies goldefynches þei glaþen and glees.