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Etymology

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From Old Norse geyja (bark).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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(imperative , infinitive at , present tense gør, past tense gøede, perfect tense har gøet)

  1. to bark, to bay

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Faroese

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Etymology 1

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Of uncertain origins. Cognate with norwegian gjø/gøyr (see etymology 3), norn gjoger (Unst: jøger) and scots yoger.

Pronunciation

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Usage notes

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Tað kemur gø eftir andsperri (misfortunes seldom come singly)

Eg fái gø av tær! (You're driving me crazy!)

Noun

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 n (genitive singular gøs, uncountable)

  1. tenosynovitis
Declension
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Declension of (singular only)
n3s singular
indefinite definite
nominative gøið
accusative gøið
dative gøi gøinum
genitive gøs gøsins
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Etymology 2

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Possibly from old norse verb gæða (restoration), from góðr, from proto-germanic*gōdaz from Proto-Indo-European *gʰedʰ-. However, Sophus Bugge suggested in 1888 a possible connection to the greek χιών (Khion), referring to the melting of snow.[1] Both suggesting a connection to spring.

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Usage notes
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  • Ravnur verpur í gø (Ravens lay their eggs in march)

Proper noun

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 n

  1. March (in Mánamánaður the old faroese lunar/solar calendar])
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  1. Gøð[2]
  2. Gói[3]
  3. Góa[4]

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