gæla

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse gœla, from Proto-Germanic *gōlijaną.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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gæla (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative gældi, supine gælt)[1]

  1. (transitive, with accusative, dative) to gladden, please, delight

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Ásgeir Blöndal MagnússonÍslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)