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Icelandic
Noun
gys n (genitive singular gyss, nominative plural gys)
- mockery, ridicule
Declension
Declension of gys (neuter)
Further reading
Manx
Preposition
gys
- to (motion)
- toward
- till
- in order to
Synonyms
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From gyse.
Noun
gys n (definite singular gyset, indefinite plural gys, definite plural gysa or gysene)
- thrill, shudder
References
- “gys” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “gys” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From gyse.
Noun
gys m (definite singular gysen, indefinite plural gysar, definite plural gysane)
- gust
- stench
gys n (definite singular gyset, indefinite plural gys, definite plural gysa)
- thrill, shudder
Verb
gys
- inflection of gysa and gyse :
- present tense
- imperative
- (non-standard since 2012) present tense of gjosa and gjose
References
- “gys” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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