ungird

[uhn-gurd]

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.

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

Historical Examples of ungird

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

Word Origin and History for ungird

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