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Danish
Etymology
From skade (“damage”) + fro (“glad”), after German schadenfroh (“gleeful”), from Schaden (“damage”) and froh (“glad”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
skadefro (neuter skadefro, plural and definite singular attributive skadefro)
- gleeful, malicious
Adverb
skadefro
- gleefully, maliciously
References
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From German schadenfroh (“gleeful in the downfall of others”). Cognate with skadefryd (“schadenfreude”).
Adjective
skadefro (indeclinable)
- gleeful in the downfall of others (i.e. one's enemies)
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