gjerde
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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse gerði (noun) and gerða (verb).
Noun
gjerde n (definite singular gjerdet, indefinite plural gjerder, definite plural gjerda or gjerdene)
- a fence
- sitte på gjerdet ― sit on the fence
Verb
gjerde (imperative gjerd, present tense gjerder, passive gjerdes, simple past and past participle gjerda or gjerdet, present participle gjerdende)
- to fence (erect a fence)
Derived terms
Terms derived from gjerde (noun and verb)
References
- “gjerde” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “gjerde_1” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
- “gjerde_2” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse gerði (noun) and gerða (verb).
Noun
gjerde n (definite singular gjerdet, indefinite plural gjerde, definite plural gjerda)
- a fence
- sitje på gjerdet ― sit on the fence
Verb
gjerde (present tense gjerdar or gjerder, past tense gjerda or gjerde, past participle gjerda or gjerdt, passive infinitive gjerdast, present participle gjerdande, imperative gjerd)
- to fence (erect a fence)
Alternative forms
Derived terms
Terms derived from gjerde (noun and verb)
References
- “gjerde” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.