gerð

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See also: gerd, Gerd, GERD, and Gerð

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse gørð, from Proto-Germanic *garwidō.

Pronunciation

Noun

gerð f (genitive singular gerðar, plural gerðir)

  1. action, work, act, deed, making

Declension

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


Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse gørð, from Proto-Germanic *garwidō. Compare the doublet gjörð.

Pronunciation

Noun

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

Derived terms


Old Norse

Etymology 1

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

Noun

gerð f (genitive gerðar, plural gerðir)

  1. Alternative form of gørð (act)
Descendants
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  • Norwegian Nynorsk: gjerd f
  • Danish: gære

Etymology 2

Noun

gerð f (genitive gerðar, plural gerðir)

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

References

Etymology 3

From Proto-Germanic *garwiþō.

Alternative forms

Noun

gerð f (genitive gerðar, plural gerðar)

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

Verb

gerð

  1. second-person singular active imperative of gerða

References