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gladder
English
Etymology 1
From Middle English gladere, from Old English glædra (adj), glador (adverb), comparative of glæd (“glad, shining, bright”). More at glad.
Adjective
gladder
- comparative form of glad: more glad
Etymology 2
From gladder (“one who makes glad”), or perhaps from Middle English *gladderen, from Old English *gladrian (“to make glad”), equivalent to glad +? -er (“fequentative suffix”).
Verb
gladder (third-person singular simple present gladders, present participle gladdering, simple past and past participle gladdered)
- (nonstandard, proscribed, rare) Misspelling of gladden.
- 1909, Country Correspondence, Political Department, 1800-[1804]:
- Under the auspicious influence of the Company's just and equitable administration, the face of this province is gladdered [Sic-]—the blossoms of Peace are blowing and the blessings of tranquility increasing daily [...]
- 2006, P?rana Si?gha, S?hitya Ak?dem?, The knock at midnight:
- The light of snow has gladdered the heart [...]
- 1909, Country Correspondence, Political Department, 1800-[1804]:
Middle English
Etymology
From Old English *gladere (“gladder”), from gladian (“to make glad”).
Noun
gladder (plural gladders)
- One who makes glad or gives joy.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Chaucer to this entry?)
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gadder
English
Etymology
gad +? -er
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??æd?(r)/
- Rhymes: -æd?(r)
Noun
gadder (plural gadders)
- One who roves about idly, a rambling gossip.
- 1662, Thomas Fuller, History of the Worthies of England
- He was no gadder abroad, or discontinuer from his convent, for a long time.
- 1662, Thomas Fuller, History of the Worthies of England
- (obsolete) A drilling or perforating machine or apparatus for mining and mineral exploration.
Anagrams
- Edgard, dradge, garded, graded, radged
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