glee
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See also g'lée
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English [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Middle English gle, from Old English glēo, glīġ, glēow, glīw (“glee, pleasure, mirth, play, sport; music; mockery”), from Proto-Germanic *glīwą (“joy, mirth”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰlew- (“to joke, make fun, enjoy”). Cognate with Scots gle, glie, glew (“game, play, sport, mirth, joy, rejoicing, entertainment, melody, music”), Old Norse glȳ (“joy, glee, gladness”), Ancient Greek χλεύη (chleúē, “joke, jest, scorn”). A poetic word in Middle English, the word was obsolete by 1500, but revived late 18c.
Noun [edit]
glee (countable and uncountable; plural glees)
- (uncountable) Joy; merriment; mirth; gaiety; particularly, the mirth enjoyed at a feast.
- 1968, The Rolling Stones, “Sympathy for the Devil” (song), in Beggars Banquet (album):
- I watched with glee while your kings and queens fought for ten decades for the gods they made.
- 1968, The Rolling Stones, “Sympathy for the Devil” (song), in Beggars Banquet (album):
- (uncountable) Music; minstrelsy; entertainment.
- (music, countable) An unaccompanied part song for three or more solo voices, not necessarily merry.
Translations [edit]
Joy; merriment; mirth; gayety; particularly, the mirth enjoyed at a feast
An unaccompanied part song for three or more solo voices
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Limburgish [edit]
Noun [edit]
glee f
- something that is wet because of it has been pasted together
Inflection [edit]
| Root singular | Root plural | Diminutive singular | Diminutive plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | glee | gleeër | gleeke | gleekes |
| Genitive | glee | gleeër | gleekes | gleekes |
| Locative | glöj | glöjjer | glöjke | glöjkes |
| Dative¹ | glöje | gleeër | ? | ? |
| Accusative¹ | glee | gleeërn | gleeke | gleekes |
- Dative and accusative are nowadays obsolete, use nominative instead.
