ungird

[ uhn-gurd ]

/ ʌnˈgɜrd /

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verb (used with object), un·gird·ed or un·girt, un·gird·ing.

to loosen or remove a girdle or belt from.

to loosen or remove by unfastening a belt: to ungird a sword.

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Origin of ungird

before 900; Middle English ungirden,Old English ungyrdan;see un-², gird¹; cognate with German entgürten

Words nearby ungird

Ungaretti, Ungava, Ungava Bay, Ungava Peninsula, ungenerous, ungird, ungirt, unglamorous, unglue, unglued, ungodly

How to use ungird in a sentence

For on retiring they ungird the sack, and the part which they doubled about the knees they put up to the head.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - Volume 40 of 55|Francisco Colin
Uncover your heads, ungird your garments and cast the bones of your mother behind you.
Myths and Legends of All Nations|Various