gjø
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Verb[edit]
gjø (present tense gjør, past tense gjødde, past participle gjødd)
- (intransitive) to bark
- Synonym: bjeffe
Noun[edit]
gjø n (definite singular gjøet, indefinite plural gjø, definite plural gjøa or gjøene)
See also[edit]
- gøy (Nynorsk)
Etymology 2[edit]
Apocopy of the longer form gjøde, from Old Norse gœða, from Proto-Germanic *gōdijaną (“to make good, improve”). Akin to Swedish göda.
Alternative forms[edit]
- gjøde (long form)
Verb[edit]
gjø (present tense gjør, past tense gjødde, past participle gjødd)
- (transitive) to feed with the purpose of having the recipient (often an animal) gain weight
- (reflexive) to self-indulge
- to fertilize
References[edit]
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Apocopy of the longer gjøda, from Old Norse gœða, from Proto-Germanic *gōdijaną (“to make good, improve”). Akin to Swedish göda.
Alternative forms[edit]
Verb[edit]
gjø (present tense gjør, past tense gjødde, supine gjødd or gjødt, past participle gjødd, present participle gjødande, imperative gjø)
- (transitive) to feed with the purpose of having the recipient (often an animal) gain weight
- (reflexive) to self-indulge
- to fertilize
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
From Old Norse gói, gœ. Akin to Icelandic góa.
Noun[edit]
gjø f (definite singular gjøa, indefinite plural gjøer, definite plural gjøene)
- (historical, month) Goa
Etymology 3[edit]
Related to gøyr.
Noun[edit]
gjø f (definite singular gjøa, indefinite plural gjøer, definite plural gjøene)
References[edit]
- “gjø” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
- Norwegian Bokmål terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Norwegian Bokmål/øː
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- Norwegian Nynorsk terms inherited from Old Norse
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Old Norse
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- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
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