gøre

From Old Norse gera, gøra, gørva, from Proto-Germanic *garwijaną, cognate with Swedish göra, German gerben (“to tan”). Doublet of garve.

• IPA^(key): /ɡœrə/, [ˈɡ̊œːɐ], [ˈkœːɒ̯̽]

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gøre (present tense gør, past tense gjorde, past participle gjort)

1. to do, perform, execute
2. to make (with an object and a predicate)

   han gjorde mig glad

   he made me happy

3. (rare) to make (with a single object)

   Peter gjorde ild

   Peter made fire

gø̄re

1. first-person present subjunctive of gø̄ra
2. second-person present subjunctive of gø̄ra
3. third-person present subjunctive of gø̄ra