gärd
Swedish
editEtymology
editFrom Old Swedish gærþ (“a deed, a cost, what must be done”), from Old Norse gørð, from Proto-Germanic *garwidō, related to the adjective *garwaz (“prepared, ready”). Related to göra (“to do”). Compare Icelandic gerð, Danish gærd.
Noun
editgärd c
Declension
editDeclension of gärd | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | gärd | gärden | gärder | gärderna |
Genitive | gärds | gärdens | gärders | gärdernas |
Related terms
editSee also
editReferences
edit- Gärd in Svenska Akademiens ordlista öfver svenska språket (6th ed., 1889)
- gärd in Svenska Akademiens ordlista över svenska språket (8th ed., 1923)
- gärd in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)