Gerd 2

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Date	Editor	Change Summary
4/23/2024, 9:35 PM	Mike C	update #115
6/9/2023, 2:32 PM	Mike C	update #114
12/7/2022, 9:35 PM	Mike C	update #113
4/5/2022, 10:13 PM	Mike C	update #112
4/25/2021, 10:07 PM	Mike C	update #110
4/16/2019, 9:13 PM	Mike C	update #103
2/28/2019, 2:08 PM	Mike C	update #102
1/22/2019, 10:01 AM	Mike C	update #101
8/26/2016, 12:51 PM	Mike C	update #92
12/3/2014, 12:28 AM	Mike C	update #89
1/25/2013, 11:59 PM	Mike C	update #85
2/12/2007, 1:03 AM	Mike C	earliest recorded revision

Gender Feminine

Usage Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Norse Mythology

Pronounced Pron. /ˈjæɖ/(Swedish) /ˈɡɛɹd/(English)

Meaning & History

From Old Norse Gerðr, derived from garðr meaning "enclosure, yard". According to Norse myth, Gerd was a beautiful giantess (jǫtunn). After Freyr fell in love with her, he had his servant Skírnir convince her to marry him.