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

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	gärd	gärds
	definite	gärden	gärdens
plural	indefinite	gärder	gärders
	definite	gärderna	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)