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begladden

verb

Etymology

From be- (“about, all over”) + gladden.

  1. derived from *gʰladʰ-✻
  2. derived from *gladaz✻
  3. derived from glæd
  4. derived from glad
  5. suffixed as gladden — “glad + en”
  6. prefixed as begladden — “be + gladden”

Definitions

  1. To gladden about or all over

    To gladden about or all over; make glad; overjoy.

    • Such a hope would begladden the heart of the most insipid.
    • So acquaint me with the facts of the case for naught shall befal thee save that which shall begladden thee; and, when thou shalt have spoken sooth, fear not harm shall betide thee.
    • Ruler of night and day begladdens thee with songs of rapture enclosed

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA