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)

1. to charm, enchant, fascinate
2. to bewitch
   • 1541, Gustav Vasa Bible, Galatians, 3:1

     O I oförståndighe Galater / Hoo haffuer kuset idher / at j icke skullen lydha sanningenne? […]

     (pre-1906 spelling) O, I oförståndige Galater, ho hafver kjust eder, att I icke skullen lyda sanningene? […]

     O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, […]

Conjugation

Conjugation of tjusa (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	tjusa		tjusas
Supine	tjusat		tjusats
Imperative	tjusa		—
Imper. plural1	tjusen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	tjusar	tjusade	tjusas	tjusades
Ind. plural1	tjusa	tjusade	tjusas	tjusades
Subjunctive2	tjuse	tjusade	tjuses	tjusades
	Participles
Present participle	tjusande
Past participle	tjusad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• förtjusa
• tjusare (specifically in ormtjusare)
• tjusig
• tjusning

Related terms

• kesa
• kora

References

• tjusa in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• tjusa in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• tjusa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• tjusa in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)