What does glaðleg in Icelandic mean?

What is the meaning of the word glaðleg in Icelandic? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use glaðleg in Icelandic.

The word glaðleg in Icelandic means bright. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word glaðleg

bright

adjective (happy)

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Þú ert ekki glaðleg

You don' t look happy

Þetta er glaðleg, ómfögur lofgerð um skaparann sem heitir Jehóva.

It is a joyful, ringing acclamation of the Creator, whose name is Jehovah.

Ég á einnig erfitt með að syngja glaðleg, fjörleg lög þegar svo margir í kringum okkur þjást af geðrænum- eða tilfinningalegum sjúkdómum eða öðrum íþyngjandi heilsuvanda.

I also find it hard to sing sunny, bouncy lyrics when so many around us suffer from mental and emotional illness or other debilitating health limitations.

Anna var hæglátari og íhugulli en Andrés, en rólyndi hennar og glaðleg lund virtist eiga vel við persónuleika Andrésar sem var félagslyndari en hún og virtist búa yfir óþrjótandi orku og kímnigáfu.

Ann was the quieter and more thoughtful of the two, but her cheerful calm seemed the ideal counterpoint to Andrew’s more outgoing personality, his irrepressible energy and humor.

Hvers vegna ertu alltaf svona glaðleg?“

Why are you always so happy?”

Hér glaðleg andlit má sjá

What happy faces we see,

Við eigum að vera glaðleg þegar við föstum og ekki auglýsa föstu okkar fyrir öðrum.

We should be cheerful when we fast and not advertise our fasting to others.

Hún er glaðleg og hróðug

It' s joyful and triumphant

Þegar þið foreldrar þurfið að taka á vandamálum í fjölskyldunni ættuð þið að gera ykkur far um að vera uppbyggjandi og glaðleg.

When handling family problems, you parents do well to strive to be positive and cheerful.

Hann mælti nokkur vinsamleg og glaðleg orð til okkar og sendi okkur glaðbeitt áfram í skólann.

He spoke kind and cheering words to us, and sent us on our way to school rejoicing.

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