tjusa
Swedish
Alternative forms
- kjusa, kusa
Etymology
From Old Swedish kiusa, from Old Norse kjósa, from Proto-Germanic *keusaną (“to taste, choose”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵéwseti, from *ǵews- (“to taste, try”). Cognate to English choose. The spelling is unetymological and was changed in the 17th century. A modern spelling kjusa would otherwise be expected.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²ɕʉːsa/
- Rhymes: -²ʉːsa
- Homophone: kjusa
Verb
tjusa (present tjusar, preterite tjusade, supine tjusat, imperative tjusa)
- to charm, enchant, fascinate
- to bewitch
- 1541, Gustav Vasa Bible, Galatians, 3:1
- O I oförståndighe Galater / Hoo haffuer kuset idher / at j icke skullen lydha sanningenne? […]
- (pre-1906 spelling) O, I oförståndige Galater, ho hafver kjust eder, att I icke skullen lyda sanningene? […]
- O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, […]
- 1541, Gustav Vasa Bible, Galatians, 3:1
Conjugation
Conjugation of tjusa (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | tjusa | tjusas | ||
| Supine | tjusat | tjusats | ||
| Imperative | tjusa | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | tjusen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | tjusar | tjusade | tjusas | tjusades |
| Ind. plural1 | tjusa | tjusade | tjusas | tjusades |
| Subjunctive2 | tjuse | tjusade | tjuses | tjusades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | tjusande | |||
| Past participle | tjusad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Derived terms
- förtjusa
- tjusare (specifically in ormtjusare)
- tjusig
- tjusning
References
- tjusa in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- tjusa in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- tjusa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- tjusa in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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