gø
See also: Appendix:Variations of "go"
Danish
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse geyja (“bark”).
Pronunciation
editVerb
editgø (imperative gø, infinitive at gø, present tense gør, past tense gøede, perfect tense har gøet)
Further reading
edit- “gø” in Den Danske Ordbog
- “gø,2” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog
Faroese
editEtymology 1
editOf uncertain origins. Cognate with norwegian gjø/gøyr (see etymology 3), norn gjoger (Unst: jøger) and scots yoger.
Pronunciation
editUsage notes
editTað kemur gø eftir andsperri (misfortunes seldom come singly)
Eg fái gø av tær! (You're driving me crazy!)
Noun
editgø n (genitive singular gøs, uncountable)
Declension
editDeclension of gø (singular only) | ||
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n3s | singular | |
indefinite | definite | |
nominative | gø | gøið |
accusative | gø | gøið |
dative | gøi | gøinum |
genitive | gøs | gøsins |
Derived terms
editFurther reading
editEtymology 2
editPossibly 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.
Pronunciation
editUsage notes
edit- Ravnur verpur í gø (Ravens lay their eggs in march)
Proper noun
editgø n
- March (in Mánamánaður the old faroese lunar/solar calendar])
Alternative forms
editSynonyms
editCategories:
- Danish terms inherited from Old Norse
- Danish terms derived from Old Norse
- Danish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Danish/øːˀ
- Rhymes:Danish/øːˀ/1 syllable
- Danish lemmas
- Danish verbs
- Faroese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Faroese/øː
- Faroese lemmas
- Faroese nouns
- Faroese neuter nouns
- Faroese uncountable nouns
- Faroese proper nouns