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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.

Nearby words

ungaretti, ungava, ungava bay, ungava peninsula, ungenerous, ungird, ungirt, unglamorous, unglue, unglued, ungodly

Origin of ungird

before 900; Middle English ungirden, Old English ungyrdan; see un-2, gird1; cognate with German entgürten
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Examples from the Web for ungird

  • Uncover your heads, ungird your garments and cast the bones of your mother behind you.

    Myths and Legends of All Nations|Various

  • 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

Word Origin and History for ungird

ungird

v.

Old English ongyrde, from un- (2) "opposite of" + gird. Cf. Middle Dutch ontgorden, Old High German ingurten, German entgürten. Related: Ungirded; ungirding.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper