ungirt

[uhn-gurt]

adjective

having a girdle loosened or removed.
slack; relaxed; not taut or pulled together: ungirt thinking.

Origin of ungirt

First recorded in 1250–1300, ungirt is from the Middle English word ungyrt. See un-¹, girt¹

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 ungirt

Historical Examples of ungirt

Ungirt, unblest, says the proverb; but my girdle shall serve for a riding knot; and a fig for all the witches in Christendom!
The Mermaid Series. Edited by H. Ellis. The best plays of the old dramatists. Thomas Dekker. Edited, with an introduction and notes by Ernest Rhys.
Thomas Dekker
Before the gate he went to meet the messenger, who ungirt his sword and laid it from his hand.
The Nibelungenlied
Unknown
Quickly he ungirt his sword and laid aside his quiver and leaned the stout spear against a linden bough.
The Nibelungenlied
Unknown
And St. Laurence ungirt his robe, and giving his girdle to the sacristan, bade him show it in proof of what he told.
Walks in Rome
Augustus J.C. Hare
He threw down the felt boots, ungirt himself, put his belt on the boots, and took off his caftan.
Fables for Children, Stories for Children, Natural Science Stories, Popular Education, Decembrists, Moral Tales
Leo Tolstoy

Word Origin and History for ungirt

ungird

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