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glädja

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Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Swedish glæþia, glæþa, from Old Norse gleðja, from Proto-Germanic *gladjaną, derived from Proto-Germanic *gladaz. Compare Icelandic gleðja, Danish glæde, Old English gladian.

Verb

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glädja (present gläder or glädjer, preterite gladde, supine glatt, imperative gläd)

  1. make someone or something feel happy; gladden, cheer
    Det gladde mig att höra.
    I was happy to hear that.
    (literally, “That gladdened me to hear.”)
  2. (reflexive, transitively with åt or över) to feel happy (about something)
    Han glädjer sig åt att äntligen ha semester
    He is happy to finally be on vacation
    Synonym: glädjas

Conjugation

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