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)

  1. fun
    Synonyms: morsom, gøyal

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)

  1. fun
    Synonyms: moro, leven, skjemt
    gjøre noe på gøyto do something for fun

Verb edit

gøy

  1. 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)

  1. fun

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)

  1. to bark