fagnaðr

Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

From fagna (“to fain”) +‎ -naðr.

Noun

fagnaðr m (genitive fagnaðar, plural fagnaðir)

  1. happiness, joy
  2. greetings

Declension

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • fagnaðaratburðr (“a joyful event”)
  • fagnaðarboðskapr (“glad tidings”)
  • fagnaðardagr (“the day of rejoycing”)
  • fagnaðareyrendi (“a joyful message”)
  • fagnaðarfullr (“joyful”)
  • fagnaðarfundr (“a joyful meeting”)
  • fagnaðargrátr (“weeping for joy”)
  • fagnaðarheit (“a joyful promise”)
  • fagnaðarkenning (“a joyful teaching”)
  • fagnaðarkrás (“a dainty”)
  • fagnaðarlauss (“joyless; wretched poor”)
  • fagnaðarlúðr (“a trumpet of joy”)
  • fagnaðarmark (“a sign of joy”)
  • fagnaðarraust (“a voice of joy”)
  • fagnaðarsamligr (“joyful”)
  • fagnaðarskrúðr (“raiment of joy”)
  • fagnaðarstaðr (“a place of joy”)
  • fagnaðarsæll (“delightful”)
  • fagnaðarsǫngr (“a song of joy”)
  • fagnaðartími (“a time of joy”)
  • fagnaðartíð (“a time of joy”)
  • fagnaðartíðindi (“joyful, glad tidings”)
  • fagnaðarveizla (“a feast of joy”)
  • fagnaðarvist (“an abode of joy”)
  • fagnaðaróp (“a shout of joy”)
  • fagnaðarǫl (“a joyful banquet, a merry feast”)
  • heyra fagnaðareyru (“to hear with joyful ears”)
  • himinríkis fagnaðr (“heavenly joy”)
  • óvinafǫgnuðr (“triumph, joy for one's foes”)

Descendants

  • Icelandic: fagnaður
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: fagnad
  • Norwegian Bokmål: fagnad
  • Old Swedish: fæghnaþer

References

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