gjø
Norwegian Bokmål
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jøː/
- Rhymes: -øː
Etymology 1
From Old Norse geyja.
Verb
gjø (present tense gjør; past tense gjødde; past participle gjødd)
- (intransitive) to bark
- Synonym: bjeffe
Noun
gjø n (definite singular gjøet, indefinite plural gjø, definite plural gjøa or gjøene)
- barking
See also
- gøy (Nynorsk)
Etymology 2
Apocopy of the longer form gjøde, from Old Norse gœða, from Proto-Germanic *gōdijaną (“to make good, improve”). Akin to Swedish göda.
Alternative forms
- gjøde (long form)
Verb
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
- “gjø” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “gjø” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jøː/ (example of pronunciation)
- Rhymes: -øː
Etymology 1
Apocopy of the longer gjøda, from Old Norse gœða, from Proto-Germanic *gōdijaną (“to make good, improve”). Akin to Swedish göda.
Alternative forms
- gjøda (long form with a-infinitive)
- gjøde (long form with e- or split infinitive)
Verb
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
- gjødning
- gjødsel
- gjøkalv
Related terms
- god
Etymology 2
From Old Norse gói, gœ. Akin to Icelandic góa.
Noun
gjø f (definite singular gjøa, indefinite plural gjøer, definite plural gjøene)
- (historical, month) Goa
Etymology 3
Related to gøyr.
Noun
gjø f (definite singular gjøa, indefinite plural gjøer, definite plural gjøene)
- a swelling and pain in hand or wrist due to over-exertion
References
- “gjø” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.