gerning

== English == === Verb === gerning 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) act, action, deed business, calling ==== Usage notes ==== In compounds: gernings-, -gerning (-en, -er, -erne) ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (action): handling (business): virke ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “gerning” in Den Danske Ordbog “gerning” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog