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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
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
gøy (indefinite singular gøy, definite singular and plural gøye, comparative gøyere, indefinite superlative gøyest, definite superlative gøyeste)
- fun
- Synonyms: morsom, gøyal
Collocations
- å ha det gøy! ― Have fun!
- å være god og gøy ― (dated) to be drunk
Noun
gøy n or m (definite singular, uncountable)
- fun
- Synonyms: moro, leven, skjemt
- gjøre noe på gøy ― to do something for fun
Verb
gøy
- imperative of gøye
References
- “gøy” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “gøy” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
From English guy (to ridicule, mock) or Dutch guich (grimace).
Pronunciation
Adjective
gøy (indefinite singular gøy, definite singular and plural gøye, comparative gøyare, indefinite superlative gøyast, definite superlative gøyaste)
- fun
Etymology 2
From Old Norse geyja (“bark”).
Pronunciation
Verb
gøy (present tense gøyr, past tense gøydde, past participle gøytt/gøydd, passive infinitive gøyast, present participle gøyande, imperative gøy)
- to bark