tjusa

Swedish[edit]

From Old Swedish kiusa, from Old Norse kjósa, from Proto-Germanic *keusaną (“to taste, choose”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵéwseti, from *ǵews- (“to taste, try”). Cognate to English choose. The spelling is unetymological and was changed in the 17th century. A modern spelling kjusa would otherwise be expected.

tjusa (present tjusar, preterite tjusade, supine tjusat, imperative tjusa)

to charm, enchant, fascinate
to bewitch
- 1541, Gustav Vasa Bible, Galatians, 3:1
  O I oförståndighe Galater / Hoo haffuer kuset idher / at j icke skullen lydha sanningenne? […]
  (pre-1906 spelling) O, I oförståndige Galater, ho hafver kjust eder, att I icke skullen lyda sanningene? […]
  O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, […]

Conjugation of tjusa (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	tjusa		tjusas
Supine	tjusat		tjusats
Imperative	tjusa		—
Imper. plural¹	tjusen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	tjusar	tjusade	tjusas	tjusades
Ind. plural¹	tjusa	tjusade	tjusas	tjusades
Subjunctive²	tjuse	tjusade	tjuses	tjusades
	Participles
Present participle	tjusande
Past participle	tjusad
¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.