glee

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[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

Middle English gle from Old English glēo, akin to Old Norse glȳ. A poetic word in Middle English, the word was obsolete by 1500, but revived late 18c.

[edit] Noun

Singular
glee

Plural
countable and uncountable; plural glees

glee (countable and uncountable; plural glees)

  1. (uncountable) Joy; merriment; mirth; gayety; particularly, the mirth enjoyed at a feast.
  2. (uncountable) Music; minstrelsy; entertainment.
  3. (music, countable) An unaccompanied part song for three or more solo voices. It is not necessarily gleesome.

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[edit] Limburgish

[edit] Noun

glee f

  1. something that is wet because of it has been pasted together

[edit] Inflection

Inflection
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.

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