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

• (to glisten): glansa, blika, skína, glampa

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

• (lustre, shine): glans, gljái, skin, bjarmi, glampi