1gird1 (ɡɜːd
)
Definitions
verb
Word forms: girds, girding, girded, girt
(tr) - to put a belt, girdle, etc, around (the waist or hips)
- to bind or secure with or as if with a belt ⇒
to gird on one's armour
- to surround; encircle
- to prepare (oneself) for action (esp in the phrase gird (up) one's loins)
- to endow with a rank, attribute, etc, esp knighthood
Word Origin
Old English gyrdan, of Germanic origin; related to Old Norse gyrtha, Old High German gurten2gird2 (ɡɜːd) Northern England dialect
Definitions
verb
- when intr, foll by at to jeer (at someone); mock
- (tr) to strike (a blow at someone)
- (intr) to move at high speed
noun
- a blow or stroke
- a taunt; gibe
- a display of bad temper or anger (esp in the phrases in a gird; throw a gird)
Word Origin
C13 girden to strike, cut, of unknown origin3gird3 (ɡɪrd)
Definitions
noun
- Scottish a hoop, esp a child's hoop Also
girr
Word Origin
a Scot variant of girthUsage examples
It was time to clear the mess away, I thought; time to put things in better order, to gird myself for whatever battles lay ahead.
, GALILEE (2001)Dandala exhorted churches and community members to " gird up our loins" in response to the challenge of HIV/ Aids.
Mail and Guardian (2005)I ask him if he had had to gird himself morally to protect himself from self-blame, should the worst fears about human cloning be realised.
Times, Sunday Times (2004)The Sword of Truth he shall gird on, and the Grail of the Wine of Life, shall inspire his heart and mind.
, Phoenix From the Flame (1994)