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Iverb \/ɡɜːd\/bare i uttrykkgird at ( gammeldags) håne, spotte, gjøre til latterII1) (poetisk, litterært) omgjorde2) feste, binde fast, spenne fast, feste klær med belte, binde opp3) omgi, omringe, beleiregird (up) one's loins (bibelsk, også overført) omgjorde sine lender forberede seg mentalt på noe krevende eller ubehageliggird oneself (up) for forberede seg mentaltgird up omgjorde seg, forberede seg
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gird — verb past tense and past participle girded or girt (T) literary 1 gird (up) your loins biblical or humorous to get ready to do something 2 to fasten something around you … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
gird — I. verb (girded or girt; girding) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English gyrdan; akin to Old English geard yard more at yard Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. a. to encircle or bind with a flexible band (as a belt) b … New Collegiate Dictionary
gird — The normal past tense and past participle of the verb meaning ‘to encircle or secure with a band or belt’ is girded, but girt has been in use as recently as the 19c and is still used as an archaism, especially in adjectival compounds such as sea… … Modern English usage
gird — gird1 verb (past and past participle girded or girt) literary encircle or secure with a belt or band. ↘surround; encircle: the mountains girding Kabul. Phrases gird (up) one s loins (or gird oneself for something) prepare and strengthen oneself… … English new terms dictionary
gird — ► VERB (past and past part. girded or girt) literary 1) encircle or secure with a belt or band. 2) (often in phrase gird one s loins) prepare and strengthen oneself for what is to come. ORIGIN Old English, related to GIRDLE(Cf. ↑girdle) and … English terms dictionary
gird — UK [ɡɜː(r)d] / US [ɡɜrd] verb [transitive] Word forms gird : present tense I/you/we/they gird he/she/it girds present participle girding past tense girt UK [ɡɜː(r)t] / US [ɡɜrt] or girded past participle girt or girded a) to prepare for a… … English dictionary
gird — I. /gɜd / (say gerd) verb (t) (girt or girded, girding) 1. Also, gird up. to encircle with a belt or girdle. 2. to surround; hem in. –phrase 3. gird oneself (up) for, to prepare oneself mentally for 4. gird one s …