Feb 28, 2019 22:58
5 yrs ago
Danish term

gericht

Danish to English Tech/Engineering Construction / Civil Engineering
This appears in specifications for a construction project in the following phrase:

Karm, dørplade, lysning og gericht er i samme farve.

I have a vague memory of having researched this term before but cannot find my notes on it. Grr! Presumably, this comes from German, but none of the meanings in German seems to line up with any meaning that would make sense in the context of installing doors. Any help here? Thanks in advance!!!

Discussion

Kyle Hammons (asker) Feb 28, 2019:
Aha. Optional spelling variation of "gerigt"... Now I realise why I wasn't able to find my old notes on this term when I search for "gericht" :-) Thanks, Andres!

Proposed translations

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architrave / backband / door surround / door support / door skirting / door frame

architrave / backband / surround / support / skirting / frame

KudoZ source:

gerichter | Danish to English | Construction / Civil Engineering
https://www.proz.com/kudoz/danish.../4284542-gerichter.html
22 mar. 2011 - English translation: architraves ... 3, surround / supports / skirting / frame ... En anden mulighed fra Vinterberg & Bodelsen (opslag under "gerigt") ... Door surround, door supports, skirting around the door and door frame ...
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Reference comments

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Reference:

gerigt: (bred) liste rundt om en dør eller et vindue skal skjule overgangen mellem mur og (dør)karm

gerigt — Den Danske Ordbog - Ordnet.dk
https://ordnet.dk/ddo/ordbog?query=gerigt
Find betydning, stavning, synonymer og meget mere i moderne dansk. ... Oprindelse fra tysk Gericht, til richten 'tilrette'. Skjul Betydning. Betydninger. (bred) liste rundt om en dør eller et vindue skal skjule overgangen mellem mur og (dør)karm.
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