different between girning vs gerning

girning

English

Alternative forms

  • gurning

Etymology

Metathesized form of grin.

Noun

girning (plural girnings)

  1. (Northern England) A light-hearted competition in which people girn (make elaborate faces) through a horse collar; most popular in rural parts of England.

Verb

girning

  1. present participle of girn

Anagrams

  • ringing

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gerning

English

Verb

gerning

  1. present participle of gern

Danish

Etymology

Verbal noun to gøre (do, perform, execute), from Old Norse gerning, gørning.

Noun

gerning c (singular definite gerningen, plural indefinite gerninger)

  1. act, action, deed
  2. business, calling

Usage notes

In compounds: gernings-, -gerning (-en, -er, -erne)

Inflection

Synonyms

  • (action): handling
  • (business): virke

Derived terms

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