gird.
To bind with a flexible rope or cord.
Meaning & usage
To bind with a flexible rope or cord.
The fasces were girt about with twine in bundles large.
To encircle with, or as if with a belt.
a castle girded with a moat
The lady girt herself with silver chain, from which she hung a golden shear.
To prepare (oneself) for an action.
(of a vessel towing another) To be pulled on sideways by its towline, putting it at risk of capsizing.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English girden, gerden, gürden, from Old English gyrdan (“to put a belt around, to put a girdle around”), from Proto-Germanic *gurdijaną (“to gird”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰerdʰ-. Cognate with West Frisian gurdzje, girdzje, Dutch gorden, German gürten, Swedish gjorda, Icelandic gyrða, Albanian ngërthej (“to tie together by weaving, to bind”).
A sarcastic remark.
A stroke with a rod or switch.
A severe spasm; a twinge; a pang.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English girden (“to strike”), from Old English *gyrdan.
To jeer at.
To jeer.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English girden (“to strike”), from Old English *gyrdan.
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