gird

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ɡɝd/ UK /ɡɜːd/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to encircle or fasten with a belt; to prepare oneself for action

He girded himself for the long fight ahead.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to encircle or fasten with... encircle belt bind brace prepare fortify

Opposites

unbind loosen relax

Word family

Derived forms girdedgirdinggirdergirdle

Related forms girtgirth

Etymology

From Old English gyrdan ('to put a belt or girdle around'), from Proto-Germanic *gurdijaną, from the root *gerd- ('to gird, enclose').

gyrdan Old English *gurdijaną Proto-Germanic

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# gird

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ɡɝd/
**IPA (UK):** /ɡɜːd/

## Meanings
1. to encircle or fasten with a belt; to prepare oneself for action

## Examples
- He girded himself for the long fight ahead.

## Synonyms
- encircle
- belt
- bind
- brace
- prepare
- fortify

## Antonyms
- unbind
- loosen
- relax

## Derived Forms
- girded
- girding
- girder
- girdle

## Related Forms
- girt
- girth

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: gyrdan
- Root: *gurdijaną

## Etymology
From Old English gyrdan ('to put a belt or girdle around'), from Proto-Germanic *gurdijaną, from the root *gerd- ('to gird, enclose').

## AI Etymology
Gird comes from Old English gyrdan ('to put a belt or girdle around'), from Proto-Germanic *gurdijaną, from the root *gerd- ('to gird, enclose'). The form is best read as a historical transfer or inheritance, with its older language material carrying the main semantic load. As a verb, it means "to encircle or fasten with a belt; to prepare oneself for action", so the modern sense keeps the older action or relation visible. Relevant historical forms include Old English gyrdan and Proto-Germanic *gurdijaną. Derivative forms include girded, girding, girder, girdle; related words include girt, girth.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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