gjø
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Verb edit
gjø (present tense gjør, past tense gjødde, past participle gjødd)
- (intransitive) to bark
- Synonym: bjeffe
Noun edit
gjø n (definite singular gjøet, indefinite plural gjø, definite plural gjøa or gjøene)
See also edit
- gøy (Nynorsk)
Etymology 2 edit
Apocopy of the longer form gjøde, from Old Norse gœða, from Proto-Germanic *gōdijaną (“to make good, improve”). Akin to Swedish göda.
Alternative forms edit
- gjøde (long form)
Verb edit
gjø (present tense gjør, 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
- to fertilize
References edit
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Apocopy of the longer gjøda, from Old Norse gœða, from Proto-Germanic *gōdijaną (“to make good, improve”). Akin to Swedish göda.
Alternative forms edit
Verb edit
gjø (present tense gjør, past tense gjødde, supine gjødd or gjødt, past participle gjødd, present participle gjødande, imperative gjø)
- (transitive) to feed with the purpose of having the recipient (often an animal) gain weight
- (reflexive) to self-indulge
- to fertilize
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Old Norse gói, gœ. Akin to Icelandic góa.
Noun edit
gjø f (definite singular gjøa, indefinite plural gjøer, definite plural gjøene)
- (historical, month) Goa
Etymology 3 edit
Related to gøyr.
Noun edit
gjø f (definite singular gjøa, indefinite plural gjøer, definite plural gjøene)
References edit
- “gjø” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.