tjusa

== Swedish == === Alternative forms === kjusa, kusa === Etymology === From Old Swedish kiusa, from Old Norse kjósa, from Proto-Germanic *keusaną (“to taste, choose”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵéwseti, from *ǵews- (“to taste, try”). Cognate to English choose. The spelling is unetymological and was changed in the 17th century. A modern spelling kjusa would otherwise be expected. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /²ɕʉːsa/ Rhymes: -²ʉːsa Homophone: kjusa === Verb === tjusa (present tjusar, preterite tjusade, supine tjusat, imperative tjusa) to charm (so as to (try to) make enchanted, romantically or otherwise) to enchant to beguile (when in a deceptive way) to bewitch 1541, Gustav Vasa Bible, Galatians, 3:1 ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== förtjusa tjusare (specifically in ormtjusare (“snake charmer”)) tjusig tjusning ==== Related terms ==== kesa kora === References === “tjusa”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “tjusa”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “tjusa”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) tjusa in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)