Norwegian Bokmål

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse gestr, from Proto-Germanic *gastiz. Cognates include Danish gæst and Swedish gäst.

Noun

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gjest m (definite singular gjesten, indefinite plural gjester, definite plural gjestene)

  1. a guest
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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gjest

  1. imperative of gjeste

References

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Old Norse gestr, from Proto-Germanic *gastiz. Cognates include Danish gæst and Swedish gäst.

Noun

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gjest m (definite singular gjesten, indefinite plural gjester or gjestar, definite plural gjestene or gjestane)

  1. a guest

Inflection

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Derived terms

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