glädje
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Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Swedish glæþi, glædhe, glædhie, from Old Norse gleði.
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]glädje c
- joy, happiness
- Antonym: sorg
- 2016, Lars Lönnroth, transl., Den poetiska Eddan, Atlantis, →ISBN, Den höges tal (Hávamál) §47, page 65:
- Rik blev jag först när jag fann en vän. Mänskan är mänskans glädje.
- I first became rich when I found a friend. Man is man's joy.
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | glädje | glädjes |
| definite | glädjen | glädjens | |
| plural | indefinite | — | — |
| definite | — | — |
Derived terms
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[edit]References
[edit]- “glädje”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
