See also: gerd, Gerd, GERD, and Gerð

Faroese edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse gørð, from Proto-Germanic *garwidō, related to *garwijaną (to prepare).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

gerð f (genitive singular gerðar, plural gerðir)

  1. action, work, act, deed, making

Declension edit

Declension of gerð
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)

  1. act, action (usually plural and more often as gjörð)
  2. the act of building, making
  3. type, make, kind

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

Participle edit

gerð

  1. inflection of gerður:
    1. strong feminine singular nominative
    2. strong neuter plural nominative
    3. strong neuter plural accusative

Old Norse edit

Etymology 1 edit

Nominal derivation from the verb gera (to do, make).

Noun edit

gerð f (genitive gerðar, plural gerðir)

  1. Alternative form of gørð (act)
Descendants edit
  • Norwegian Bokmål: gjerd m or f
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: gjerd f
  • Danish: gære

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)

  1. yeast, ferment
Declension edit
Synonyms edit
Descendants edit
  • Norwegian Bokmål: gjær m
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: gjær m
  • Danish: gær c

References edit

Etymology 3 edit

From Proto-Germanic *garwiþō.

Alternative forms edit

Noun edit

gerð f (genitive gerðar, plural gerðar)

  1. gear, harness
  2. (plural only) armour
Declension edit

Verb edit

gerð

  1. second-person singular active imperative of gerða

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