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

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
  • gljáandi (“glistening, shimmering”)

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
Declension of gljá (feminine)
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
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