gøre
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse gera, gøra, gørva, from Proto-Germanic *garwijaną, cognate with Swedish göra, German gerben (“to tan”). Doublet of garve.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
gøre (present tense gør, past tense gjorde, past participle gjort)
- to do, perform, execute
- to make (with an object and a predicate)
- han gjorde mig glad
- he made me happy
- (rare) to make (with a single object)
- Peter gjorde ild
- Peter made fire
Conjugation edit
Inflection of gøre
Derived terms edit
Old Swedish edit
Verb edit
gø̄re