gladderとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源 1

From 中期英語 gladere, from 古期英語 glædra (adjective), glador (adverb), comparative of glæd (“glad, shining, bright”). More at glad.

形容詞

gladder

1. comparative form of glad: more glad

語源 2

From gladder (“one who makes glad”), or perhaps from 中期英語 *gladderen, from 古期英語 *gladrian (“to make glad”), equivalent to glad +‎ -er (fequentative suffix).

動詞

gladder (third-person singular simple present gladders, present participle gladdering, simple past and past participle gladdered)

1. (nonstandard, proscribed, rare) Alternative form 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 —the blossoms of Peace are blowing and the blessings of tranquility increasing daily [...]

   • 2006, Pūrana Siṅgha, Sāhitya Akādemī, The knock at midnight:

     The light of snow has gladdered the heart [...]

語源

From 古期英語 *gladere (“gladder”), from gladian (“to make glad”).

名詞

gladder (plural gladders)

1. One who makes glad or gives joy.
   • late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Knight's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, line 2223-2224:

     [...] Thou glader of the mount of Citheroun,
     For thilke love thou haddest to Adoun, [...]

     [...] Thou maker of joy of the mount of Citheron,
     For that same love thou haddest to Adonis, [...]

参照

• “gladder”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.