gladder
comparative form of glad: more glad
Adjective
- comparative form of glad: more glad
Origin
From Middle English gladere, from Old English glædra (adjective), glador (adverb), comparative of glæd (“glad, shining, bright”). More at glad.
Verb
- Alternative form of gladden.
- 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 … - 1909,...
- The light of snow has gladdered the heart [...] - 2006, Pūrana Siṅgha, Sāhitya Akādemī, The knock at midnight:
Origin
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).