gjøde
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
- gjø (short form)
Etymology
From Old Norse gœða, from Proto-Germanic *gōdijaną. Akin to Swedish göda.
Verb
gjøde (present tense gjøder, 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
Derived terms
- gjødsel
- gjøkalv
References
- “gjøde” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- gjø (short form)
- gjøda (long form with a-infinitive)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jøːdə/ (example of pronunciation)
- Homophone: jøde
- Rhymes: -øːdə
Etymology
From Old Norse gœða, from Proto-Germanic *gōdijaną (“to make good, improve”). Akin to Swedish göda.
Verb
gjøde (present tense gjøder, past tense gjødde, past participle gjødd/gjødt, passive infinitive gjødast, present participle gjødande, imperative gjød)
- (transitive) to feed with the purpose of having the recipient (often an animal) gain weight
- (reflexive) to self-indulge
Derived terms
- gjødning
- gjødsel
- gjøkalv
Related terms
- god
References
- “gjøde” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.