glæd
Danish
Verb
glæd
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *gladaz (“smooth”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰladh-, from Proto-Indo-European *g̑ʰel- (“to shine”). Cognate with Old Saxon glad (“glad, happy”), Old High German glat (“smooth”) (German glatt (“smooth”)), Old Norse glaðr (“smooth; happy”) (Swedish glad).
Pronunciation
Adjective
glæd (comparative glædra, superlative glædost)
Declension
Declension of glæd — Strong
Declension of glæd — Weak
Derived terms
Descendants
- English: glad