gjǫrð
Old Norse
Etymology
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From Proto-Germanic *gerdō. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʰerdʰ- (“to enclose”).
Noun
gjǫrð f (genitive gjarðar, plural gjarðar or gjarðir)
Declension
Declension of gjǫrð (strong ō-stem, ar and ir-plurals)
| feminine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | gjǫrð | gjǫrðin | gjarðar, gjarðir | gjarðarnar, gjarðirnar |
| accusative | gjǫrð | gjǫrðina | gjarðar, gjarðir | gjarðarnar, gjarðirnar |
| dative | gjǫrð | gjǫrðinni | gjǫrðum | gjǫrðunum |
| genitive | gjarðar | gjarðarinnar | gjarða | gjarðanna |
Related terms
Descendants
- Icelandic: gjörð f
- Faroese: gjørð f
- Norwegian Nynorsk: gjord f
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- Old Swedish: giorþ
- Swedish: gjord c
- Middle English: gerth, girth, gyrth
- English: girth
References
- gjörð in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.