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Gerd

1 American  
[gaird] / gɛərd /
Also Gerda

noun

Scandinavian Mythology.

  1. the daughter of a giant and the consort of Frey, who wooed her through his servant Skirnir.

GERD 2 American  
[gurd] / gɜrd /

noun

Pathology.

  1. gastroesophageal reflux disease: see acid reflux.

Etymology

Origin of Gerd1

< Old Norse Gerthr, derivative of garthr fenced-in field; see garth

Origin of GERD2

First recorded in 1985–90

Example Sentences

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Tension infuses each page as Siri and her boss, Gerd, return to the various accounts of that fateful party night.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

Lewandowski and Bayern icon Gerd Muller won seven each.

From BBC • Oct. 12, 2025

Arsenal striker Viktor Gyokeres won the Gerd Muller Trophy, which is awarded to the top scoring player in 2024-25 in European football for club and country.

From BBC • Sep. 22, 2025

Over the 14 years it has taken to complete Gerd, the Ethiopian authorities have repeatedly said that the dam was funded by the government, along with contributions from the Ethiopian people.

From BBC • Jul. 23, 2025

Across the way, Wilhelm Mahlow, the cox in the German boat, told Gerd Vols, his stroke, the same thing.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

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