gerning

English

Verb

gerning

  1. present participle and gerund of gern

Danish

Etymology

Verbal noun to gøre (“do, perform, execute”), from Old Norse gerning, gørning, gjǫrning.

Noun

gerning c (singular definite gerningen, plural indefinite gerninger)

  1. act, action, deed
  2. business, calling

Usage notes

In compounds: gernings-, -gerning (-en, -er, -erne)

Inflection
Declension of gerning
common
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gerning gerningen gerninger gerningerne
genitive gernings gerningens gerningers gerningernes

Synonyms

Derived terms
Derived terms
  • gerningsmand
  • gerningssted
  • gerningsøjeblik
  • heltegerning
  • husgerning
  • håndgerning
  • kendsgerning
  • misgerning
  • ugerning
  • undergerning
  • velgerning
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.