gerð

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See also: gerd, Gerd, GERD, and Gerð

Faroese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse gørð, from Proto-Germanic *garwidō, related to *garwijaną (to prepare).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

gerð f (genitive singular gerðar, plural gerðir)

  1. action, work, act, deed, making

Declension[edit]

Declension of gerð
f2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gerð gerðin gerðir gerðirnar
accusative gerð gerðina gerðir gerðirnar
dative gerð gerðini gerðum gerðunum
genitive gerðar gerðarinnar gerða gerðanna

Derived terms[edit]

Icelandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse gørð, from Proto-Germanic *garwidō, related to the adjective *garwaz (prepared, ready). Compare the doublet gjörð.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

gerð f (genitive singular gerðar, nominative plural gerðir)

  1. act, action (usually plural and more often as gjörð)
  2. the act of building, making
  3. type, make, kind

Declension[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Participle[edit]

gerð

  1. inflection of gerður:
    1. strong feminine singular nominative
    2. strong neuter plural nominative
    3. strong neuter plural accusative

Old Norse[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Nominal derivation from the verb gera (to do, make).

Noun[edit]

gerð f (genitive gerðar, plural gerðir)

  1. Alternative form of gørð (act)
Descendants[edit]
  • Norwegian Bokmål: gjerd m or f
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: gjerd f
  • Danish: gære

Etymology 2[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *garwijaną (to prepare). See also gera (to prepare, make ready), Old Dutch gerwen (to prepare), Old English gierwan (to concoct).

Noun[edit]

gerð f (genitive gerðar, plural gerðir)

  1. yeast, ferment
Declension[edit]
Synonyms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
  • Norwegian Bokmål: gjær m
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: gjær m
  • Danish: gær c

References[edit]

Etymology 3[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *garwiþō.

Alternative forms[edit]

Noun[edit]

gerð f (genitive gerðar, plural gerðar)

  1. gear, harness
  2. (plural only) armour
Declension[edit]

Verb[edit]

gerð

  1. second-person singular active imperative of gerða

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