glädje

Swedish

noun

Definitions

joy, happiness

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish glæþi inherited from Old Norse gleði (gladness).

Origin

Old Norse

gleði

Gloss

gladness

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

glede Norwegian Bokmål
*gladį̄ Proto-Germanic
skada Swedish
skadeglädje Swedish
glede Norwegian Nynorsk
glaðr Old Norse
gleði Old Norse
glæde Danish
gleði Faroese
glæþi Old Swedish
glädi Westrobothnian