gjarna

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdʒarna]

Adverb

gjarna, comparative: heldur, superlative: helst

1. gladly
2. usually, mostly

Synonyms

• (gladly) fegin
• (usually) vanliga

Icelandic

Alternative forms

• gjarnan

Etymology

Compare gjarn (“willing”). Cognate with the Swedish gärna, as well as Danish and German gerne.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈcartna/
• Rhymes: -artna

Adverb

gjarna (comperative heldur, superlative helst)

1. gladly, willingly, readily

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• gjarnan
• gerna

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gernô, adverb form of the adjective *gernaz, whence Old Norse gjarn, of which gjarna is the adverb form. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer- (“to yearn for”).

Adverb

gjarna (comparative heldr, superlative helzt)

1. willingly

Descendants

• Icelandic: gjarna, gjarnan
• Faroese: gjarna
• Norwegian Nynorsk: gjerne
• Norwegian Bokmål: gjerne
• Old Swedish: giærna, giarna, gærna, gerna, görna
  • Swedish: gärna
• Danish: gerne

References

• “gjarna”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press