gætur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse gætur,[1] a plurale tantum of gá.

Noun

gætur f

  1. attention, watchfulness[2]
    Hann gav henni gætur.
    He took notice of her.
  2. The mental faculty linked with focus and concentration[3]
    Hann beindi gæturnar at henni.
    He directed (the focus of) his mind towards her.

Usage notes

Often used in tandem with geva, "gevið gætur". Usually abbreviated as GG, GG: or GG! which in itself has become an initialism in its own right.

Declension

Case Plural
Indefinite Definite
Nominative gætur gæturnar
Accusative gætur gæturnar
Dative gætum gætunum
Genitive gæta gætanna

References

  1. ^ https://archive.org/details/oldnordiskordbog00jonsuoft/page/192/mode/2up?view=theater&q=G%C3%A6tur
  2. ^ https://sprotin.fo/dictionaries?_SearchInflections=0&_SearchDescriptions=0&_DictionaryId=1&_DictionaryPage=1&_SearchFor=G%C3%A6tur
  3. ^ https://sedlasavn.setur.fo/WordCards/PublicIndex?filter=G%C3%86TUR&filterType=eq
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