gljá

Icelandic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kljauː/
  • Rhymes: -auː

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) to glisten, to shine

Conjugation

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Synonyms

Derived terms
  • gljáandi (“glistening, shimmering”)

Noun

gljá f (genitive singular gljár, nominative plural gljár)

  1. (uncountable) lustre, shine
  2. frozen field or plain

Declension
declension of gljá
f-s1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gljá gljáin gljár gljárnar
accusative gljá gljána gljár gljárnar
dative gljá gljánni gljám gljánum
genitive gljár gljárinnar gljáa gljánna

Synonyms
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