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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Glad, Glaid, v. Also: glade, gled. P.t. gladit, gladed. P.p. glaided. [Northern ME. glad, glade (14th c.), southern gladie, gladye, earlier gladien, OE. (ᵹe)gladian.]

1. tr. To make glad, cause to rejoice; to entertain pleasantly. (Chiefly, and in early use only, in poetry.)(a) c1400 Troy-bk. i. 385.
That hys fest suld be Made with the mare solempnyte, To glad hys new ghestez a1500 Gol. & Gaw. 208.
All thus the banrent bold gladit his gest c1500-c1512 Dunb. G. Targe 6.
Wp sprang the goldyn candill matutyne, … Glading the mery foulis in thair nest Id. Tua Mar. W. 287.
Apon the galland for to goif it gladit me agane 1640 Baillie I. 250.
The report of this gladed all the land 1638 Aberd. B. Rec. III. 141.
The gude or ewill thairof gladis or greives the haill bodie [sc. the General Assembly](b) c1475 Wall. vi. 16.
To glaid the huntar with thair merye sang 1540 Lynd. Sat. 2535.
My Lords, God glaid the cumpanie 15.. Clar. v. 1414.
To pase unto the hall And glaid the feisters Ib. 1581.
Hir … blyth aspectis glaidis all the tabill a1568 Scott v. 15.
In May gois gentill wemen … In gardynnis grene thair grumis to glaid 1580 Aberd. B. Rec. II. 37.
To receive and glaid the Kyngis Maiestie with farceis, playis, historeis [etc.] 1596 State P. MS. (Reg. H.) No. 105.
I … am glaided to find ȝour self … so worthier of judgement, then [etc.](c) a1605 Montg. Sonn. lxix. 2.
The Lesbian lad, … With Ceres and Cyleinus, gled ȝour ging

b. In figurative use. 1513 Doug. v. Prol. 4.
Gladys the grond the tendir florist grene Ib. vii. i. 19.
The byrdis … With wryblis sweit … Gan meys and glaid the hevynnys

2. intr. To become or be glad; to rejoice. c1500-c1512 Dunb. G. Targe 85.
Thair saw I May … , Quham of the foulis glaidith all bedene Id. lxxvii. 39.
Quhill glaided all the town 1609 Gardyne Garden 39.
For doubtsome changes … I nether glade, nor yet I grieue