gljá

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse gljá, from Proto-Germanic *gliwēną, related to *glīwą (gladness, joy). Cognate with Faroese glíggja.

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Verb

gljá (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative gljáði, supine gljáð)

  1. (intransitive) to glisten, to shine
    Synonyms: glansa, blika, skína, glampa
Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

gljá f (genitive singular gljár, nominative plural gljár)

  1. (uncountable) lustre, shine
    Synonyms: glans, gljái, skin, bjarmi, glampi
  2. frozen field or plain
Declension