gøy

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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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

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gøy (indefinite singular gøy, definite singular and plural gøye, comparative gøyere, indefinite superlative gøyest, definite superlative gøyeste)

  1. fun
    Synonyms: morsom, gøyal

Collocations

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  • å ha det gøy!Have fun!
  • å være god og gøy(dated) to be drunk

Noun

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gøy n or m (definite singular, uncountable)

  1. fun
    Synonyms: moro, leven, skjemt
    gjøre noe på gøyto do something for fun

Verb

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gøy

  1. imperative of gøye

References

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology 1

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From English guy (to ridicule, mock) or Dutch guich (grimace).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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gøy (indefinite singular gøy, definite singular and plural gøye, comparative gøyare, indefinite superlative gøyast, definite superlative gøyaste)

  1. fun

Etymology 2

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From Old Norse geyja (bark).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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gøy (present tense gøyr, past tense gøydde, past participle gøytt/gøydd, passive infinitive gøyast, present participle gøyande, imperative gøy)

  1. to bark