gjarna

== Faroese == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈdʒarna] === Adverb === gjarna, comparative: heldur, superlative: helst gladly usually, mostly ==== Synonyms ==== (gladly) fegin (usually) vanliga == Icelandic == === Alternative forms === gjarnan === Etymology === Compare gjarn (“willing”). Cognate with the Swedish gärna, as well as Danish and German gerne. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈcartna/ Rhymes: -artna === Adverb === gjarna (comparative heldur, superlative helst) gladly, willingly, readily == Old Norse == === Alternative forms === gjarnan gerna === Etymology === From Proto-Germanic *gernô, adverb form of the adjective *gernaz, whence Old Norse gjarn, of which gjarna is the adverb form. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʰer- (“to yearn for”). === Adverb === gjarna (comparative heldr, superlative helzt) willingly ==== Descendants ==== === Further reading === Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “gjarna”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive