gird

WOTD - 2 September 2010    

English

Heracles girding Antaeus

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ɡəːd/
• (US) IPA: /ɡɚd/

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Etymology 1

Old English gyrdan (“to put a belt around, to put a girdle around”)

Verb

gird (third-person singular simple present girds, present participle girding, simple past and past participle girded or girt)

1. (transitive) To bind with a flexible rope or cord.

   The fasces were girt about with twine in bundles large.

2. (transitive) To encircle with, or as if with a belt.

   The lady girt herself with silver chain, from which she hung a golden shear.

   Our home is girt by sea... - Advance Australia Fair

Translations

to bind with a flexible rope or cord

Finnish: sitoa (fi) French: lier (fr) ceindre (fr) garrotter (fr) ligaturer (fr) Italian: legare (it) allaciare (it)

Russian: связывать (ru) (sv'ázyvat') impf., связать (ru) (sv'azát') pf. Spanish: atar (es) ligar (es)

to encircle with, or as if with a belt

Finnish: vyöttää (fi) ((as if) with a belt); ympäröidä (fi) (surround) French: ceindre (fr) ceinturer (fr) entourer (fr) enserrer (fr) Italian: cinturare (it) cingere (it) circondare (it)

Russian: подпоясывать (ru) (podpojásyvat') impf., подпоясать (ru) (podpojásat') pf., окружать (ru), огораживать (ru), окаймлять (ru), охватывать (ru), опоясывать (ru) Spanish: ceñir (es) rodear (es) cercar (es) encerrar (es)

Related terms

• girder
• girdle
• gird up one’s loins
• girt
• undergird

Etymology 2

Noun

gird (plural girds)

1. A sarcastic remark.

Translations

sarcastic remark

Finnish: vinoilu (fi)

Russian: насмешка (ru) f.

Verb

gird (third-person singular simple present girds, present participle girding, simple past and past participle girded)

1. (transitive) To jeer at.
2. (intransitive) To jeer.

Translations

To jeer at

Russian: насмехаться (ru)

To jeer

Russian: насмехаться (ru)

Anagrams

• grid, GRID