gøy
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Etymology[edit]
There are two competing explanations. One traces the origin to English gay (“joyful, lively”), from Old French gai; the other to English guy (“to ridicule, mock”) or Dutch guich (“grimace”).
Adjective[edit]
gøy (indefinite singular gøy, definite singular and plural gøye, comparative gøyere, indefinite superlative gøyest, definite superlative gøyeste)
Collocations[edit]
- å ha det gøy! ― Have fun!
- å være god og gøy ― (dated) to be drunk
Noun[edit]
gøy n or m (definite singular, uncountable)
Verb[edit]
gøy
- imperative of gøye
References[edit]
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From English guy (to ridicule, mock) or Dutch guich (grimace).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
gøy (indefinite singular gøy, definite singular and plural gøye, comparative gøyare, indefinite superlative gøyast, definite superlative gøyaste)
Etymology 2[edit]
From Old Norse geyja (“bark”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
gøy (present tense gøyr, past tense gøydde, past participle gøytt/gøydd, passive infinitive gøyast, present participle gøyande, imperative gøy)
- to bark
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