glenna

See also: Glenna

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse glenna (“to open wide; rift, opening, gap”) [1], ultimately from the proto-indo-european root *gʰleh₂dʰ- (light, to shine) [2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈklɛnːa/
    Rhymes: -ɛnːa

Noun

glenna f (genitive singular glennu, plural glenna)

  1. giggler
  2. woman[3]

Verb

glenna (third person singular past indicative glenti, third person plural past indicative glentu, supine glent)

  1. grimace
  2. laugh[4]
  3. stare with a grin

References

  1. ^ Old Nordisk Ordbog p.176
  2. ^ Alvíssmál 6, Glenna p.82
  3. ^ Sprotin.fo/Glenna
  4. ^ https://sedlasavn.setur.fo/WordCards/PublicIndex?filter=glenn&filterType=st

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɛnːa

Verb

glenna (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative glennti, supine glennt)

  1. to open wide [with accusative]
    Synonym: galopna

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

  • glenna sig (“to make a face”)
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