gärning

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Swedish

Etymology

From the verb göra, from Old Norse gerning, gørning.

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Noun

gärning c

  1. an act, a deed
    en god (ond, straffbar) gärning
    a good (evil, punishable) deed
    Mina bröder, vartill gagnar det, om någon säger sig hava tro, men icke har gärningar?
    What profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? (James 2:14)
  2. work (the sum or the result of one's career)
    • 1940, Reinhold Strömberg, Griechische pflanzennamen:
      Biskop Henrik har i sitt ekonomiska program liksom i sin politiska gärning varit en god representant för rådsmajoriteten.
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    • 2023 May 23, Ulf Lundell, Vardagar 9, Wahlström & Widstrand, →ISBN:
      “Hela min politiska gärning kommer att ägnas åt att bekämpa klassklyftor där ensamstående mödrar betalar skattesänkningar åt bättre ställda.” Så lyder ett av Göran Perssons (S) mest berömda citat.
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