late 14c., gladsum "glad, joyful, cheerful;" see glad (adj.) + -some (1).
a gladsome occasion
a gladsome smile
gladiator
gladiatorial
gladiolus
gladly
gladness
gladsome
Gladys
Glagolitic
glair
glaive
glam
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