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 gjósa (group v-39s)

infinitive	gjósa
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	present	past
1st-person singular	gýs	gaus
2nd-person singular	gýss	gaust
3rd-person singular	gýss	gaus
1st-person plural	gjósum	gusum
2nd-person plural	gjósið	gusuð
3rd-person plural	gjósa	gusu
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	gjósa	gysa
2nd-person singular	gjósir	gysir
3rd-person singular	gjósi	gysi
1st-person plural	gjósim	gysim
2nd-person plural	gjósið	gysið
3rd-person plural	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	present	past
1st-person singular	gjósumk	gusumk
2nd-person singular	gýsk	gausk
3rd-person singular	gýsk	gausk
1st-person plural	gjósumsk	gusumsk
2nd-person plural	gjósizk	gusuzk
3rd-person plural	gjósask	gususk
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	gjósumk	gysumk
2nd-person singular	gjósisk	gysisk
3rd-person singular	gjósisk	gysisk
1st-person plural	gjósimsk	gysimsk
2nd-person plural	gjósizk	gysizk
3rd-person plural	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 [https://archive.org/stream/concisedictionar001857

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