glaðr

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gladaz, whence also Old English glæd (English glad), Old High German glat.

Adjective

glaðr (comparative glaðari, superlative glaðastr)

  1. glad
    Synonyms: sæll, teitr, reifr

Declension

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Descendants

  • Icelandic: glaður
  • Faroese: glaður
  • Norwegian: glad (Bokmål), glad (Nynorsk)
  • Old Swedish: glaþer
  • Danish: glad