gladen

glad·en
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/ˈɡlædən/[ˈɡlædn̩]

noun

Sword grass.

OriginOld English glaedene ← Latin gladiolus →
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Meanings

gladen1

noungladen (uncountable)

alternative gladdon · alternative glader

  1. uncountableSword grass.
  2. uncountableAny plant with sword-shaped leaves, especially Iris foetidissima.

gladen2

verbgladen (third-person singular simple present gladens, present participle gladening, simple past and past participle gladened)

present singular third person gladens · participle present gladening · participle past gladened · past gladened

  1. obsoleteObsolete form of gladden.

    This is a pleasant part of my duty, it gladens my heart to be able to bestow upon the afflicted boys some of the comforts of home and former days.

    1863, Jason Ham, “Sanitary Report from Louisville, Ky”, in Documentary Journal of the General Assembly of the State Indiana, published 1865, page 166

Origin

  1. Latingladiolus“little sword; sword lily”
  2. Old Englishglaedene
  3. Englishgladen

From Old English glaedene from Latin gladiolus (“little sword; sword lily”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with gladen

maddenMcFaddengladdenFaddenBraddonsaddenbaddenBraddanNevadan
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Sounds the same

gladdengladden

Anagrams

angleddangleGlendagelandLagden
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APA

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MLA

“gladen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gladen. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gladen,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gladen.

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