gys

See also: gyş, and gþs

Icelandic

Noun

gys n (genitive singular gyss, nominative plural gys)

1. mockery, ridicule

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