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hlakka.

to make the sound of an eagle

6 characters2 syllables approx.Íslenska language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. to make the sound of an eagle

    weak
  2. to look forward to (used to show excitement, anticipation, or joy at the prospect of something)

    weak
    Ég hlakka til jólanna!
  3. for there to be gloating [with það ‘dummy subject’ and í (+ dative) ‘person gloating’] (idiomatically translated as “gloat”, with the dative prepositional object as the logical subject)

    impersonal · weak
    Það hlakkaði í mér þegar andstæðingarnir töpuðu.
  4. to gloat over, to feel Schadenfreude over

    weak
    Hann hlakkar yfir óförum þeirra.
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse hlakka, from Proto-Germanic *hlakkōną.

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