gird
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Pronunciation [edit]
Etymology 1 [edit]
Old English gyrdan (“to put a belt around, to put a girdle around”). Cognate with Albanian ngërthej (“to tie together by weaving, to bind”).
Verb [edit]
gird (third-person singular simple present girds, present participle girding, simple past and past participle girded or girt)
- (transitive) To bind with a flexible rope or cord.
- The fasces were girt about with twine in bundles large.
- (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
- (transitive) To prepare oneself for an action.
Translations [edit]
to bind with a flexible rope or cord
to encircle with, or as if with a belt
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Related terms [edit]
Etymology 2 [edit]
Noun [edit]
gird (plural girds)
Translations [edit]
Verb [edit]
gird (third-person singular simple present girds, present participle girding, simple past and past participle girded)
- (transitive) To jeer at.
- (intransitive) To jeer.
- Shakespeare
- Men of all sorts take a pride to gird at me.
- Shakespeare
Translations [edit]
To jeer at
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To jeer
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