gerði

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse gerði.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈcɛrðɪ/

Noun

gerði n (genitive singular gerðis, nominative plural gerði)

  1. enclosed field
  2. fence, hedge

Declension


Old Norse

Etymology

From garðr, from Proto-Germanic *gardaz. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʰerdʰ- (to enclose)

Verb

gerði

  1. a fenced field

Declension

  • gerða (to make a fence)

Descendants

  • Norwegian Nynorsk: gjerde (a fence)

References

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