Gladger

gladger or _gladyer_, one who jibes or takes a rise out of his neighbor. This seems just the old English word _gladder_ or _glader_, now obsolete, but denoting a person or thing that gladdens. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G.M.Story August 1959 Used I Used I 1 Used I [see 'gleaner' (?)

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/29528
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Summary:gladger or _gladyer_, one who jibes or takes a rise out of his neighbor. This seems just the old English word _gladder_ or _glader_, now obsolete, but denoting a person or thing that gladdens. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G.M.Story August 1959 Used I Used I 1 Used I [see 'gleaner' (?)

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