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glad

Pronunciation: /ɡlɑː(d)/

“glad” is a Swedish word. Its 2 meanings in English:

adjective

  1. happy, glad (feeling or causing happiness)
  2. fond of

Etymology

From Old Swedish glaþer, from Old Norse glaðr, from Proto-Germanic *gladaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰladʰ-, derivation of Proto-Indo-European *gʰel- (“to shine”).

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