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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

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

He also raised a concern that the Gerd could start a "new system of earthquakes".

From BBC • Sep. 6, 2025

Although technically an independent body, the Gerd Coordination Office was set up by the government to mobilise resources for the dam.

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

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