Etymology

gladsome

glad·some
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Today it means: Marked by joy or gladness; happy, joyous, or light-hearted. Full definition →

Middle English gladsom
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromgladsom
  2. English todaygladsome

From Middle English gladsom, equivalent to glad + -some.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.