gøre
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Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse gera, gøra, gørva, from Proto-Germanic *garwijaną, cognate with Swedish göra, German gerben (“to tan”). Doublet of garve.
Pronunciation
Verb
gøre (present tense gør, past tense gjorde, past participle gjort)
- to do, perform, execute
- to make (with an object and a predicate)
- han gjorde mig glad
- he made me happy
- (rare) to make (with a single object)
- Peter gjorde ild
- Peter made fire
Conjugation
Derived terms
- afgøre
- bekendtgøre
- guddommeliggøre
- offentliggøre
- rengøre
Old Swedish
Verb
gø̄re
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