gird

Definition

To bind with a flexible rope or cord.

Etymology

From Middle English girden, gerden, gürden, from Old English gyrdan (“to put a belt around, to put a girdle around”), from Proto-Germanic *gurdijaną (“to gird”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰerdʰ-. Cognate with West Frisian gurdzje, girdzje, Dutch gorden, German gürten, Swedish gjorda, Icelandic gyrða, Albanian ngërthej (“to tie together by weaving, to bind”).

Example Sentences

• "The fasces were girt about with twine in bundles large."
• "We heere create thee the firſt Duke of Suffolke, / And girt thee with the Sword. Coſin of Yorke"
• "Gird thy sword vpon thy thigh, O most mightie: with thy glory and thy maiestie."

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