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			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