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gird

2[gurd]
–verb (used without object)
1. to gibe; jeer (usually fol. by at).
–verb (used with object)
2. to gibe or jeer at; taunt.
–noun
3. a gibe.

Origin:
1175–1225; ME gyrd a stroke, blow, hence a cutting remark, deriv. of girden to strike, smite < ?


gird⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
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Word Origin & History

gird 
O.E. gyrdan "put a belt or girdle around," from P.Gmc. *gurthjanan (cf. O.N. gyrða, O.Fris. gerda, O.H.G. gurtan, Ger. Gürten). Related to O.E. geard "hedge, enclosure" (see yard (1)). Girder "main beam that carries flooring" is first attested 1611.
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