gladfult (gladful)

[ Moniments Of his succe e and glad full victory. Spenser, F. Q., III. iii. 59. gladfulne t (glad'ful-nes), n. The state or 20 quality of being glad or joyful; joy; gladne . In the war me Sunne he doth himselfe embay, And there him rests in riotous suffisaunce Of all his gladfulnes , and kingly joyaunce. Spenser, Muiopotmos, 1. 209. gladiate (glad'i-at), a. [ D. G. Dan. Sw. gladiator , gladiator , gladius , a sword (there is no verb * glad i are ): see glave .] 1. In Rom.antiq . , one who fought in public for the entertainment of the people, either with other gladiators or with wild aniat or conmaled Gladiators were first prisoners, slave stone arena, either for hire or from choice. Under the empire, knights, senators, and even women exhibited themselves in this way. Gladiators were first exhibited only on the occasion of public funerals, but afterward at entertainments of various kinds, and especially at public festivals given by the ediles and other magistrates. They usually fought in the amphitheater, sometimes in the forum, some funeral pyre. They were kept IMG:content-2342.png:[ocr errors][merged small][merged small] gladder1t (glad'èr), n. [ glader , gladien , tangle their opponents, usually secutores (pursuers), who make glad.] One who makes glad or gives joy. O lady myn, Venus, Thou gladere of the mount of Citheroun. 2. Acting smoothly or freely; moving easily: gladder2+ (glad'ér), n . as, a glad door or bolt. [Prov. Eng.] -3t. In gladder3 (glad'er), a. good condition; thriving. The weedes with an hande must uppe be wronge, And thai that thynnest standeth beth gladdest . Chaucer, Knight's Tale, 1. 1365. Same as gladden3 . Comparative of glad . See gladden3 .