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gird

1 [gurd]

–verb (used with object), gird⋅ed or girt, gird⋅ing.

1.	to encircle or bind with a belt or band.

2.	to surround; enclose; hem in.

3.	to prepare (oneself) for action: He girded himself for the trial ahead.

4.	to provide, equip, or invest, as with power or strength.

Origin:
bef. 950; ME girden, OE gyrdan; c. G gürten

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gird¹   (gûrd) Pronunciation Key
v.   gird·ed or girt (gûrt), gird·ing, girds

v.   tr.

1. To encircle with a belt or band.
2. To fasten or secure (clothing, for example) with a belt or band.
3. To surround. See Synonyms at surround.
To equip or endow.
To prepare (oneself) for action.

v. intr.
To prepare for action: "Men still spoke of peace but girded more sternly for war" (W. Bruce Lincoln).

[Middle English girden, from Old English gyrdan; see gher-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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gird²   (gûrd) Pronunciation Key
intr. & tr.v.   gird·ed, gird·ing, girds
To jeer or jeer at.
n.   A sarcastic remark.

[Middle English girden, to strike.]

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Girding

Gird"ing\, n. That with which one is girded; a girdle.

Instead of a stomacher, a girding of sackcloth. --Is. iii. 24.

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