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 göra (“to do”). Compare Icelandic gerð, Danish gærd.

Noun

gärd c

(dated) a deed, an action, a cost

Declension

Declension of gärd
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	gärd	gärden	gärder	gärderna
Genitive	gärds	gärdens	gärders	gärdernas

Related terms

åtgärd
huvudgärd

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)

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