fagnaðr

Old Norse

Alternative forms

fǫgnuðr

Etymology

From fagna (“to fain”) +‎ -naðr.

Noun

fagnaðr m (genitive fagnaðar, plural fagnaðir)

happiness, joy
greetings

Declension

Declension of fagnaðr (strong u-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
masculine	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	fagnaðr	fagnaðrinn	fagnaðir	fagnaðirnir
accusative	fagnað	fagnaðinn	fagnaði	fagnaðina
dative	fagnaði	fagnaðinum	fǫgnuðum	fǫgnuðunum
genitive	fagnaðar	fagnaðarins	fagnaða	fagnaðanna

Derived terms

Terms derived from fagnaðr

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”)

Synonyms

(greetings) heilsan

Descendants

Norwegian Nynorsk: fagnad
Norwegian Bokmål: fagnad

References

fagnaðr in An Icelandic-English Dictionary, R. Cleasby and G. Vigfússon, Clarendon Press, 1874, at Internet Archive.
J.Fritzners ordbok over Det gamle norske sprog, dvs. norrøn ordbok ("J.Fritnzer's dictionary of the old Norwegian language, i.e. Old Norse dictionary"), on fagnaðr.
“fagnad” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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