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glade

/ɡˈleɪd/GLAYD
/ɡˈleɪd/GLAYD

Meaningbright

Common meaning: an open space in a wood

Journey through time

  1. Old Norse (Icelandic)gladr‘bright, shining’source
  2. Swedish (dialect)meaning shiftsbright, shining → completely openglad-yppen‘completely open’source
  3. Englishglade‘an open space in a wood’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old Norse (Icelandic) gladr ‘bright’.

Roots

  • gladr Old Norse (Icelandic) “bright”

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