tjusa

Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Swedish kiusa, from Old Norse kjósa, from Proto-Germanic *keusaną (“to taste, choose”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵéwseti, from *ǵews- (“to taste, try”). Cognate to English choose. The spelling is unetymological and was changed in the 17th century. A modern spelling kjusa would otherwise be expected.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²ɕʉːsa/
  • Rhymes: -²ʉːsa
  • Homophone: kjusa

Verb

tjusa (present tjusar, preterite tjusade, supine tjusat, imperative tjusa)

  1. to charm (so as to (try to) make enchanted, romantically or otherwise)
    tjusa damer
    charm / woo ladies [old-fashioned]
    1. to enchant
      tjusa publiken
      enchant the audience [like above, but non-romantically]
    2. to beguile (when in a deceptive way)
  2. to bewitch
    • 1541, Gustav Vasa Bible, Galatians, 3:1
      O I oförståndighe Galater / Hoo haffuer kuset idher / at j icke skullen lydha sanningenne? […]
      (pre-1906 spelling) O, I oförståndige Galater, ho hafver kjust eder, att I icke skullen lyda sanningene? […]
      O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, […]

Conjugation

Conjugation of tjusa (weak)
active passive
infinitive tjusa tjusas
supine tjusat tjusats
imperative tjusa —
imper. plural1 tjusen —
present past present past
indicative tjusar tjusade tjusas tjusades
ind. plural1 tjusa tjusade tjusas tjusades
subjunctive2 tjuse tjusade tjuses tjusades
present participle tjusande
past participle tjusad

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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References

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