gøy
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
There are two competing explanations. One traces the origin to English gay (“joyful, lively”), from Old French gai; the other to English guy (“to ridicule, mock”) or Dutch guich (“grimace”).
Adjective edit
gøy (indefinite singular gøy, definite singular and plural gøye, comparative gøyere, indefinite superlative gøyest, definite superlative gøyeste)
Collocations edit
- å ha det gøy! ― Have fun!
- å være god og gøy ― (dated) to be drunk
Noun edit
gøy n or m (definite singular, uncountable)
Verb edit
gøy
- imperative of gøye
References edit
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology 1 edit
From English guy (to ridicule, mock) or Dutch guich (grimace).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
gøy (indefinite singular gøy, definite singular and plural gøye, comparative gøyare, indefinite superlative gøyast, definite superlative gøyaste)
Etymology 2 edit
From Old Norse geyja (“bark”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
gøy (present tense gøyr, past tense gøydde, past participle gøytt/gøydd, passive infinitive gøyast, present participle gøyande, imperative gøy)
- to bark