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Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse gjǫrð, from Proto-Germanic *gerdō. The Old Norse word has been borrowed into English girth.
Pronunciation
Noun
gjord c (singular definite gjorden, plural indefinite gjorde)
- a girth
References
“gjord” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Nynorsk
Participle
gjord
- past participle of gjera
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jʊɖː/ (standard Swedish) IPA(key): /juːrd/ (some dialects)
- Homophones: hjord, jord (both if pronounced non-standard Swedish-wise with a long o-sound)
Etymology 1
Participle
gjord
- past participle of göra
Adjective
gjord
- made, done
som gjorda för varann- as if made for each other
Declension
Inflection of gjord
Indefinite
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positive
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comparative
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superlative1
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common singular
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gjord
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neuter singular
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gjort
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plural
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gjorda
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masculine plural2
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gjorde
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Definite
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positive
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comparative
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superlative
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masculine singular3
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gjorde
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all
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gjorda
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1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
Etymology 2
From Old Swedish giorþ, from Old Norse gjǫrð, from Proto-Germanic *gerdō.[1]
Noun
gjord c
- a girth (belt around a horse)
Declension
See also
References
- ^ gjord in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)