gleðjast

Icelandic

Etymology

From the verb gleðja (“to gladden”) + -st (“a suffix which turns verbs into middle voice verbs”). See also the appendix about the Icelandic middle voice verbs.

Verb

gleðjast (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative gladdist, supine glaðst)

  1. To be happy, to be pleased.

Derived terms
  • gleðjast yfir (to be glad about something)
  • samgleðjast (to share somebody's joy, to congratulate somebody)
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