gird
1[ gurd ]
/ gɜrd /
verb (used with object), gird·ed or girt, gird·ing.
to encircle or bind with a belt or band.
to surround; enclose; hem in.
to prepare (oneself) for action: He girded himself for the trial ahead.
to provide, equip, or invest, as with power or strength.
Words nearby gird
Origin of gird
1before 950; Middle English girden, Old English gyrdan; cognate with German gürten
OTHER WORDS FROM gird
gird·ing·ly, adverbDefinition for gird (2 of 2)
gird2
[ gurd ]
/ gɜrd /
verb (used without object)
to gibe; jeer (usually followed by at).
verb (used with object)
to gibe or jeer at; taunt.
noun
a gibe.
Origin of gird
21175–1225; Middle English gyrd a stroke, blow, hence a cutting remark, derivative of girden to strike, smite < ?
OTHER WORDS FROM gird
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British Dictionary definitions for gird (1 of 3)
gird1
/ (ɡɜːd) /
verb girds, girding, girded or girt (tr)
to put a belt, girdle, etc, around (the waist or hips)
to bind or secure with or as if with a beltto 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 for gird
Old English gyrdan, of Germanic origin; related to Old Norse gyrtha, Old High German gurten
British Dictionary definitions for gird (2 of 3)
gird2
/ (ɡɜːd) Northern English dialect /
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 for gird
C13 girden to strike, cut, of unknown origin
British Dictionary definitions for gird (3 of 3)
gird3
/ (ɡɪrd) /
noun
Scot a hoop, esp a child's hoopAlso: girr
Word Origin for gird
a Scot variant of girth
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