gys

See also: gyş and gþs

Icelandic

Noun

gys n (genitive singular gyss, nominative plural gys)

1. mockery, ridicule

Declension

Declension of gys (neuter)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	gys	gysið	gys	gysin
accusative	gys	gysið	gys	gysin
dative	gysi	gysinu	gysum	gysunum
genitive	gyss	gyssins	gysa	gysanna

Further reading

• “gys” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)

Manx

Preposition

gys

1. to (motion)
2. toward
3. till
4. in order to

Synonyms

• dys

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From gyse.

Noun

gys n (definite singular gyset, indefinite plural gys, definite plural gysa or gysene)

1. thrill, shudder

References

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

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From gyse.

Noun

gys m (definite singular gysen, indefinite plural gysar, definite plural gysane)

1. gust
2. stench

gys n (definite singular gyset, indefinite plural gys, definite plural gysa)

1. thrill, shudder

Verb

gys

1. inflection of gysa and gyse :
   1. present tense
   2. imperative
2. (non-standard since 2012) present tense of gjosa and gjose

References

• “gys” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• syg