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.

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GERD ² American  

[gurd] / gɜrd /

noun

Pathology.

1. gastroesophageal reflux disease: see acid reflux.

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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

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

Last season, he won the Gerd Muller Trophy - unlike the Golden Shoe, awarded solely on goals rather than a points system - scoring 63 goals for Sporting and Sweden.

From BBC • Oct. 12, 2025

The Gerd project was a rare unifying force as the Horn of Africa country has been rocked by political violence and ethnic strife in the past decade.

From BBC • Sep. 9, 2025

On Tuesday, Fikrte Tamir, deputy director of the Gerd Coordination Office, dismissed Trump's remarks, saying the dam was built "without any foreign aid".

From BBC • Jul. 23, 2025

In the German boat, Gerd Vols toppled backward into the lap of the number seven man, Herbert Schmidt, who had raised a triumphant fist high over his head.

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