gleðja

Icelandic

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse gleðja, from Proto-Germanic *gladjaną.

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

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

Old Norse

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *gladjaną, equvialent to glaðr (“glad, happy”) + -ja (causative verb suffix)

Verb

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

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

Conjugation
Conjugation of gleðja — active (weak class 1)
infinitive gleðja
present participle gleðjandi
past participle gladdr
indicative present past
1st-person singular gleð gladda
2nd-person singular gleðr gladdir
3rd-person singular gleðr gladdi
1st-person plural gleðjum glǫddum
2nd-person plural gleðið glǫdduð
3rd-person plural gleðja glǫddu
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular gleðja gledda
2nd-person singular gleðir gleddir
3rd-person singular gleði gleddi
1st-person plural gleðim gleddim
2nd-person plural gleðið gleddið
3rd-person plural gleði gleddi
imperative present
2nd-person singular gleð
1st-person plural gleðjum
2nd-person plural gleðið
Conjugation of gleðja — mediopassive (weak class 1)
infinitive gleðjask
present participle gleðjandisk
past participle glazk
indicative present past
1st-person singular gleðjumk glǫddumk
2nd-person singular glezk gladdisk
3rd-person singular glezk gladdisk
1st-person plural gleðjumsk glǫddumsk
2nd-person plural gleðizk glǫdduzk
3rd-person plural gleðjask glǫddusk
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular gleðjumk gleddumk
2nd-person singular gleðisk gleddisk
3rd-person singular gleðisk gleddisk
1st-person plural gleðimsk gleddimsk
2nd-person plural gleðizk gleddizk
3rd-person plural gleðisk gleddisk
imperative present
2nd-person singular glezk
1st-person plural gleðjumsk
2nd-person plural gleðizk

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

References
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