Gird Definition

gûrd
girded, girding, girds, girt
verb
girded, girding, girds, girt
To encircle or fasten with a belt or band.
Webster's New World
To fasten or secure (clothing, for example) with a belt or band.
American Heritage
To surround, encircle, or enclose.
Webster's New World
To equip, furnish, clothe, etc.
Webster's New World
To endow with some attribute.
Webster's New World
noun
girds
Gibe; scoff; jeer.
Webster's New World
Wiktionary
A stroke with a rod or switch.
Wiktionary
A severe spasm; a twinge; a pang.
Wiktionary
idiom
gird (up) (one's) loins
  • To summon up one's inner resources in preparation for action.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Gird

Noun

Singular:
gird
Plural:
girds

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Gird

Origin of Gird

  • Old English gyrdan (“to put a belt around, to put a girdle around”). Cognate with Albanian ngërthej (“to tie together by weaving, to bind”).

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English girden from Old English gyrdan gher-1 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Middle English girden to strike

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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