This is the 523rd most frequent Swedish word.
gunnar
"Gunnar" is a Swedish masculine given name.
Here, 'Gunnar' is used as a proper noun, specifically a male given name, referring to a person.
Gunnar är en vänlig man.
Gunnar is a friendly man.
In this case, 'gunnar' is used as a verb, employed metaphorically to describe mitigating or resolving issues.
De försökte gunnar problemen genom samarbete.
They tried to mitigate the problems through cooperation.
Here, 'Gunnar' refers to the first name of a specific individual, notably the Swedish poet Gunnar Ekelöf.