gleðja

Icelandic

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈklɛðja/
    Rhymes: -ɛðja

Verb

gleðja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative gladdi, supine glatt)

  1. (transitive, governs the accusative) to gladden, make happy

Conjugation

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Derived terms

Old Norse

Etymology

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Verb

gleðja (singular past indicative gladdi, plural past indicative glǫddu, past participle gladdr)

  1. to gladden, to make glad
  2. (in the mediopassive) to rejoice

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Icelandic: gleðja
  • Faroese: gleða
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: gle, gleda, glede
  • Norwegian Bokmål: glede
  • Danish: glæde
  • Swedish: glädja

References

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