gärd

See also: gard, Gard, gård, and Gärd

Swedish

Etymology

From 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

gärd c

1. (dated) a deed, an action, a cost

Declension

Declension of gärd
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	gärd	gärden	gärder	gärderna
Genitive	gärds	gärdens	gärders	gärdernas

Related terms

• åtgärd
• huvudgärd
• tacksamhetsgärd

See also

• gärde

References

• 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)