gerð
Faroese edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse gørð, from Proto-Germanic *garwidō, related to *garwijaną (“to prepare”).
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃeːɹ]
- Homophones: ger, Gerð
Noun edit
gerð f (genitive singular gerðar, plural gerðir)
Declension edit
Declension of gerð | ||||
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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 edit
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse gørð, from Proto-Germanic *garwidō, related to the adjective *garwaz (“prepared, ready”). Compare the doublet gjörð.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
gerð f (genitive singular gerðar, nominative plural gerðir)
Declension edit
declension of gerð
Derived terms edit
Participle edit
gerð
- inflection of gerður:
Old Norse edit
Etymology 1 edit
Nominal derivation from the verb gera (“to do, make”).
Noun edit
gerð f (genitive gerðar, plural gerðir)
- Alternative form of gørð (“act”)
Descendants edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-Germanic *garwijaną (“to prepare”). See also gera (“to prepare, make ready”), Old Dutch gerwen (“to prepare”), Old English gierwan (“to concoct”).
Noun edit
gerð f (genitive gerðar, plural gerðir)
Declension edit
Declension of gerð (strong i-stem)
Synonyms edit
- jǫstr m (“yeast”)
Descendants edit
References edit
- gerð in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.
- “gerð” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Etymology 3 edit
From Proto-Germanic *garwiþō.
Alternative forms edit
Noun edit
gerð f (genitive gerðar, plural gerðar)
Declension edit
Declension of gerð (strong ō-stem)
Verb edit
gerð
References edit
- gerð in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.
- J.Fritzners ordbok over Det gamle norske sprog, dvs. norrøn ordbok ("J.Fritnzer's dictionary of the old Norwegian language, i.e. Old Norse dictionary"), on gerð.