v. t.
A secret pleasure gladdened all that saw him. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. To be or become glad; to rejoice. [ 1913 Webster ]
The vast Pacific gladdens with the freight. Wordsworth. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who makes glad. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. An iris (Iris foetidissima) with purple flowers and evil-smelling leaves; Southern and Western Europe and North Africa.