cheered, a.
(tʃɪəd)
[f. cheer n.1 and v.]
1. [f. cheer n.1]: Having a (certain) cheer, countenance, or demeanour. Chiefly in Comb., as glad-cheered, heavy-cheered, low-cheered, well-cheered, etc.
| 1175 Cott. Hom. 257 Ich iseo a sonde cumen swiðe gledd icheret. a 1340 Hampole Psalter i. 3 God lufis wele chered gifers. 1377 Langl. P. Pl. B. xx. 2 Heuy chered I ȝede. 1382 Wyclif Ruth iii. 7 Whanne Booz hadde eten and dronken, and was maad gladder cheryd. c 1407 Hoccleve To H. Somer ii. 9 Glad cheerid Somer. 1474 Caxton Chesse 123 Alwey heuy cherid and tryste. 1591 Troub. Raigne K. John (1611) 64 Your cheered action to install me so. |
2. ppl. a. Encouraged, made cheerful, gladdened.