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gerð

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See also: gerd, Gerd, GERD, and Gerð

Faroese

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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gerð f (genitive singular gerðar, plural gerðir)

  1. action, work, act, deed, making

Declension

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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

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Icelandic

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse gørð, from Proto-Germanic *garwidō, related to the adjective *garwaz (prepared, ready). Compare the doublet gjörð.

Noun

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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
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Etymology 2

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Participle

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gerð

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

Old Norse

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Etymology 1

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

Noun

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gerð f (genitive gerðar, plural gerðir)

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

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Germanic *garwijaną (to prepare). See also gera (to prepare, make ready), Old Dutch gerwen (to prepare), Old English gierwan (to concoct).

Noun

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gerð f (genitive gerðar, plural gerðir)

  1. yeast, ferment
    Synonym: jǫstr m (yeast)
Declension
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Declension of gerð (strong i-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gerð gerðin gerðir gerðirnar
accusative gerð gerðina gerðir gerðirnar
dative gerð gerðinni gerðum gerðunum
genitive gerðar gerðarinnar gerða gerðanna
Descendants
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  • Norwegian Bokmål: gjær m
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: gjær m
  • Danish: gær c

Further reading

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  1. page/163 Internet Archive]

Etymology 3

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From Proto-Germanic *garwiþō.

Alternative forms

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Noun

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gerð f (genitive gerðar, plural gerðar)

  1. gear, harness
  2. (plural only) armour
Declension
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Declension of gerð (strong ō-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gerð gerðin gerðar gerðarnar
accusative gerð gerðina gerðar gerðarnar
dative gerð gerðinni gerðum gerðunum
genitive gerðar gerðarinnar gerða gerðanna

Verb

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gerð

  1. second-person singular active imperative of gerða

Further reading

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  1. page/163 Internet Archive]