gladden

gladden
verb (to make glad: The news gladdened her.) glede, fryde
verb \/ˈɡlædn\/
1) glede, fryde, gjøre glad
the visit gladdened the old man
besøket gjorde den gamle mannen glad
2) (gammeldags) gledes, frydes, bli glad
at this my heart gladdened
mitt hjerte frydet seg ved dette

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