gird
verb
[ ɡəːd ]
• encircle (a person or part of the body) with a belt or band.
• "a young man was to be girded with the belt of knighthood"
• prepare oneself for something difficult or challenging.
• "they are girding themselves for the upcoming court case"
Origin:
Old English gyrdan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch gorden and German gürten, also to girdle1 and girth.
gird
verb
• make cutting or critical remarks.
• "the clubmen girded at the Committee"
gird
noun
• a cutting or critical remark.
• "his girds were oblique, and touched to the quick"
Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘strike, stab’): of unknown origin.
