gladsome
Americanadjective
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Etymology
Origin of gladsome
Middle English word dating back to 1325–75; see origin at glad 1, -some 1
Example Sentences
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Gladsome, surrounded by torches, Ramses, in company with Tutmosis, approached Sarah's dwelling.
From The Pharaoh and the Priest An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt by Curtin, Jeremiah
"Doris has them, and Gladsome, too," answered Jean.
From Kit of Greenacre Farm by Forrester, Izola L. (Izola Louise)
There the gods’ warder drinks, In peaceful old halls, Gladsome the good mead.”
From Myths of the Norsemen From the Eddas and Sagas by Guerber, H. A. (Hélène Adeline)
Gladsome to me, O my life, this love whose offer thou deignest Between us twain lively and lusty to last soothfast.
From The Carmina of Caius Valerius Catullus by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
If thou, Sun of love, arise, All my heart with joy is stirred, And to greet thee upward flies, Gladsome as yon tiny bird.
From Poems with Power to Strengthen the Soul by Mudge, James
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