gärning

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 [doth it] profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? (James 2:14)

Declension
Declension of gärning 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative gärning gärningen gärningar gärningarna
Genitive gärnings gärningens gärningars gärningarnas
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