gleði

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Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse gleði (gladness).

See also Faroese gleða and glaður

Pronunciation

Noun

gleði f (genitive singular gleði, plural gleðir)

  1. happiness, joy

Declension

f33 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gleði gleðin gleðir gleðirnar
accusative gleði gleðina gleðir gleðirnar
dative gleði gleðini
genitive gleði gleðinnar

Icelandic

Pronunciation

Noun

gleði f (genitive singular gleði, nominative plural gleðir)

  1. happiness, joy

Derived terms

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gladį̄, equivalent to glaðr +‎ -i.

Noun

gleði f (genitive gleði)

  1. gladness, merriment

Declension

Derived terms

  • Danish: glæde
  • Faroese: gleði
  • Icelandic: gleði
  • Norwegian Bokmål: glede
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: glede
  • Swedish: glädje

References

  • Entry "gleði" on page 166 in: Geir T. Zoëga "A Concise Dictionary of Old Islandic", Oxford at the Claredon Press (1910).