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 (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

Synonyms

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