gladen

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡlædən/, [ˈɡlædn̩] Rhymes: -ædən Hyphenation: glad‧en Homophone: gladden === Etymology 1 === From Old English glaedene from Latin gladiolus (“little sword; sword lily”). ==== Alternative forms ==== gladdon, glader ==== Noun ==== gladen (uncountable) Sword grass. Any plant with sword-shaped leaves, especially Iris foetidissima. ==== References ==== “gladen”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== gladen (third-person singular simple present gladens, present participle gladening, simple past and past participle gladened) Obsolete form of gladden. === Anagrams === Glenda, angled, dangle, geland == Middle English == === Verb === gladen to gladden 14th c, unknown translator, The Book of Canticles, transcription in 1836, Adam Clarke (editor), The Holy Bible: With a Commentary and Critical Notes, Volume 2, page 506,