"gjerning" meaning in All languages combined

See gjerning on Wiktionary

Noun [Norwegian Bokmål]

Forms: gjerninga [definite, singular], gjerningen [definite, singular], gjerninger [indefinite, plural], gjerningene [definite, plural]
Etymology: From Old Norse gerning. Etymology templates: {{der|nb|non|gerning}} Old Norse gerning Head templates: {{nb-noun-c}} gjerning f or m (definite singular gjerninga or gjerningen, indefinite plural gjerninger, definite plural gjerningene)
  1. deed, act, action, work, mission, task Tags: feminine, masculine Derived forms: Apostlenes gjerninger, gjerningsmann, misgjerning, på fersk gjerning
    Sense id: en-gjerning-nb-noun-hAtv3PeI Categories (other): Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Noun [Norwegian Nynorsk]

Forms: gjerninga [definite, singular], gjerningar [indefinite, plural], gjerningane [definite, plural]
Etymology: From Old Norse gerning. Etymology templates: {{der|nn|non|gerning}} Old Norse gerning Head templates: {{nn-noun-f3}} gjerning f (definite singular gjerninga, indefinite plural gjerningar, definite plural gjerningane)
  1. deed, act, action, work, mission, task Tags: feminine Derived forms: gjerningsmann, misgjerning, på fersk gjerning
    Sense id: en-gjerning-nn-noun-hAtv3PeI Categories (other): Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "act",
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        [
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}

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