gjarna

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Faroese

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Pronunciation

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Adverb

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gjarna, comparative: heldur, superlative: helst

  1. gladly
  2. usually, mostly

Synonyms

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Icelandic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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gjarna (comperative heldur, superlative helst)

  1. gladly, willingly, readily

Old Norse

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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 *gʰer- (to yearn for).

Adverb

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gjarna (comparative heldr, superlative helzt)

  1. willingly

Descendants

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References

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