skadefro

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Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From skade (“damage”) +‎ fro (“glad”), after German schadenfroh (“gleeful”), from Schaden (“damage”) and froh (“glad”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /skaːdəfroː/, [ˈsɡ̊æːðəˌfʁ̥oːˀ]

Adjective[edit]

skadefro (neuter skadefro, plural and definite singular attributive skadefro)

  1. gleeful, malicious

Adverb[edit]

skadefro

  1. gleefully, maliciously

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Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From German schadenfroh (“gleeful in the downfall of others”). Cognate with skadefryd (“schadenfreude”).

Adjective[edit]

skadefro (indeclinable)

  1. gleeful in the downfall of others (i.e. one's enemies)

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