gjósa

See also: gjosa

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse gjósa, from Proto-Germanic *geusaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɔuːsa/
  • Rhymes: -ɔuːsa

Verb

gjósa (third person singular past indicative geys, third person plural past indicative gusu, supine gosið)

  1. to blow, to be drafty

Conjugation

Conjugation of (group v-39s)
infinitive
supine gosið
present past
first singular gjósi geys
second singular gýsur geyst
third singular gýsur geys
plural gjósa gusu
participle (a27)1 gjósandi gosin
imperative
singular gjós!
plural gjósið!

1Only the past participle being declined.

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse gjósa, from Proto-Germanic *geusaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈcouːsa/
    Rhymes: -ouːsa

Verb

gjósa (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative gaus, third-person plural past indicative gusu, supine gosið)

  1. to erupt [intransitive or with dative]
    Synonym: spúa
  2. (of hot springs) to spout, to gush [intransitive or with dative]
    Synonym: spúa

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

  • gjósa upp

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *geusaną.

Verb

gjósa (singular past indicative gaus, plural past indicative gusu, past participle gosinn)

  1. to gush, burst out

Conjugation

Conjugation of gjósa — active (strong class 2)
infinitive gjósa
present participle gjósandi
past participle gosinn
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular gýs gaus gjósa gysa
2nd person singular gýss gaust gjósir gysir
3rd person singular gýss gaus gjósi gysi
1st person plural gjósum gusum gjósim gysim
2nd person plural gjósið gusuð gjósið gysið
3rd person plural gjósa gusu gjósi gysi
imperative present
2nd person singular gjós
1st person plural gjósum
2nd person plural gjósið
Conjugation of gjósa — mediopassive (strong class 2)
infinitive gjósask
present participle gjósandisk
past participle gosizk
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular gjósumk gusumk gjósumk gysumk
2nd person singular gýsk gausk gjósisk gysisk
3rd person singular gýsk gausk gjósisk gysisk
1st person plural gjósumsk gusumsk gjósimsk gysimsk
2nd person plural gjósizk gusuzk gjósizk gysizk
3rd person plural gjósask gususk gjósisk gysisk
imperative present
2nd person singular gýsk
1st person plural gjósumsk
2nd person plural gjósizk

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “gjósa”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 166; also available at the Internet Archive