Gleðja

Old Norse Dictionary - gleðja

Meaning of Old Norse word "gleðja" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

gleðja: pret. gladdi; pres. gleðr; part. gladdr; sup. glatt:—to gladden, enliven, make glad, Hom. 18, 159, Fms. v. 49, Fas. i. 122: reflex. to be glad, rejoice, Eg. 55, Ísl. ii. 360, Fms. i. 261, vi. 60, Sks. 551, Fb. i. 405: to brighten, sem dagrinn gladdisk, Verel.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛚᛁᚦᛁᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

part.: participle.

pres.: present.

pret.: preterite.

reflex.: retlexive.

sup.: supine.

s. v.: sub voce.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Verel.: Verelius, Index.

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