gista

== Faroese == === Etymology === From Old Norse gista (“to stay the night”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈdʒɪsta] === Verb === gista (third person singular past indicative gisti, supine gist) to lodge ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === "gista" at Sprotin.fo == Icelandic == === Etymology === From Old Norse gista (“to stay the night”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈcɪsta/ Rhymes: -ɪsta === Verb === gista (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative gisti, supine gist) to stay the night, sleep over ==== Usage notes ==== When referring to the person one is sleeping over with the conjunction hjá is used. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== gisting gistihús == Old Norse == === Etymology === From Proto-Germanic *gistijaną (“to stay the night”), from a derivative (probably an e-grade) of *gastiz (“guest”) + *-janą. === Verb === gista (transitive) to visit, stay the night ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== gisting (“staying the night; night quarters”) ==== Related terms ==== gestr (“guest”) ==== Descendants ==== Icelandic: gista Faroese: gista === References === === Further reading === Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “gista”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive