gøy

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”).

gøy (indefinite singular gøy, definite singular and plural gøye, comparative gøyere, indefinite superlative gøyest, definite superlative gøyeste)

1. fun

   Synonyms: morsom, gøyal

• å ha det gøy! ― Have fun!
• å være god og gøy ― (dated) to be drunk

gøy n or m (definite singular, uncountable)

1. fun

   Synonyms: moro, leven, skjemt

   gjøre noe på gøy ― to do something for fun

gøy

1. imperative of gøye

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

From English guy (to ridicule, mock) or Dutch guich (grimace).

• IPA^(key): /ɡœʏ̯/

gøy (indefinite singular gøy, definite singular and plural gøye, comparative gøyare, indefinite superlative gøyast, definite superlative gøyaste)

1. fun

From Old Norse geyja (“bark”).

• IPA^(key): /jœʏ̯/

gøy (present tense gøyr, past tense gøydde, past participle gøytt/gøydd, passive infinitive gøyast, present participle gøyande, imperative gøy)

1. to bark