Emily Dickinson Lexicon

JOY, v.t.

1. To give joy to; to congratulate; to entertain kindly.
2. To gladden; to exhilarate. My soul was joyed in vain. – Pope.
3. [Fr. jouir.] To enjoy; to have or possess with pleasure, or to have pleasure in the possession of. [Little used. See Enjoy.] – Milton. Dryden.