kjosa
See also: kjósa
Norwegian Nynorsk
editAlternative forms
edit- kjose (e- and split infinitives)
Etymology
editFrom Old Norse kjósa, from Proto-Germanic *keusaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵéwseti, from the root *ǵews- (“to taste, try”). Akin to English choose. Other cognates include modern Icelandic kjósa, Swedish tjusa, archaic modern German kiesen, Gothic 𐌺𐌹𐌿𐍃𐌰𐌽 (kiusan), and Irish togh.
Verb
editkjosa (present tense kys, past tense kaus, supine kose, past participle kosen, present participle kjosande, imperative kjos)
- (archaic, transitive) to choose, select, prefer
References
edit- “kjosa” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Categories:
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ǵews-
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms inherited from Old Norse
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Old Norse
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk verbs
- Norwegian Nynorsk strong verbs
- Norwegian Nynorsk class 2 strong verbs
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms with archaic senses
- Norwegian Nynorsk transitive verbs