gjøde

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• gjø (short form)

Etymology

From Old Norse gœða, from Proto-Germanic *gōdijaną. Akin to Swedish göda.

Verb

gjøde (present tense gjøder, past tense gjødde, past participle gjødd)

1. (transitive) to feed with the purpose of having the recipient (often an animal) gain weight
2. (reflexive) to self-indulge

Derived terms

• gjødsel
• gjøkalv

References

• “gjøde” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• gjø (short form)
• gjøda (long form with a-infinitive)

Etymology

From Old Norse gœða, from Proto-Germanic *gōdijaną (“to make good, improve”). Akin to Swedish göda.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jøːdə/
• Homophone: jøde
• Rhymes: -øːdə

Verb

gjøde (present tense gjøder, past tense gjødde, past participle gjødt/gjødd, passive infinitive gjødast, present participle gjødande, imperative gjød)

1. (transitive) to feed with the purpose of having the recipient (often an animal) gain weight
2. (reflexive) to self-indulge

Derived terms

• gjødning
• gjødsel
• gjøkalv

Related terms

• god

References

• “gjøde” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.