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

More than a mile long and 145m high, Gerd lies on the Blue Nile in the northern Ethiopia highlands, from where 85% of the River Nile's waters flow.

From BBC • Jul. 23, 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

He told Gerd of the beauty of Frey, and of his power.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman