gjø

• IPA^(key): /jøː/
• Rhymes: -øː

From Old Norse geyja.

gjø (present tense gjør, past tense gjødde, past participle gjødd)

1. (intransitive) to bark

   Synonym: bjeffe

gjø n (definite singular gjøet, indefinite plural gjø, definite plural gjøa or gjøene)

1. barking

• gøy (Nynorsk)

Apocopy of the longer form gjøde, from Old Norse gœða, from Proto-Germanic *gōdijaną (“to make good, improve”). Akin to Swedish göda.

• gjøde (long form)

gjø (present tense gjør, past tense gjødde, past participle gjødd)

1. (transitive) to feed with the purpose of having the recipient (often an animal) gain weight
2. (reflexive) to self-indulge
3. to fertilize

• “gjø” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “gjø” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

• IPA^(key): /jøː/
• Rhymes: -øː

Apocopy of the longer gjøda, from Old Norse gœða, from Proto-Germanic *gōdijaną (“to make good, improve”). Akin to Swedish göda.

• gjøda (long form with a-infinitive)
• gjøde (long form with e- or split infinitive)

gjø (present tense gjør, past tense gjødde, supine gjødd or gjødt, past participle gjødd, present participle gjødande, imperative gjø)

1. (transitive) to feed with the purpose of having the recipient (often an animal) gain weight
2. (reflexive) to self-indulge
3. to fertilize

• gjødning
• gjødsel
• gjøkalv

• god

From Old Norse gói, gœ. Akin to Icelandic góa.

gjø f (definite singular gjøa, indefinite plural gjøer, definite plural gjøene)

1. (historical, month) Goa

Related to gøyr.

gjø f (definite singular gjøa, indefinite plural gjøer, definite plural gjøene)

1. a swelling and pain in hand or wrist due to over-exertion

• “gjø” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.