Gird Definition
gûrd
girded, girding, girds, girt
verb
girded, girding, girds, girt
To encircle or fasten with a belt or band.
Webster's New World
To fasten or secure (clothing, for example) with a belt or band.
American Heritage
To surround, encircle, or enclose.
Webster's New World
To equip, furnish, clothe, etc.
Webster's New World
To endow with some attribute.
Webster's New World
noun
girds
Gibe; scoff; jeer.
Webster's New World
A stroke with a rod or switch.
Wiktionary
A severe spasm; a twinge; a pang.
Wiktionary
idiom
gird (up) (one's) loins
- To summon up one's inner resources in preparation for action.
American Heritage
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Gird
Origin of Gird
Old English gyrdan (“to put a belt around, to put a girdle around”). Cognate with Albanian ngërthej (“to tie together by weaving, to bind”).
From Wiktionary
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Middle English girden from Old English gyrdan gher-1 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Middle English girden to strike
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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