gird
4 synonyms for gird, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Verb — To tie something round with a rope or cord.
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Etymology
Came into English via Middle English girden, gerden, gürden, from Old English gyrdan (“to put a belt around, to put a girdle around”), from Proto-Germanic *gurdijaną (“to gird”), which goes back to Proto-Indo-European *gʰerdʰ-. It is cognate with West Frisian gurdzje, girdzje, Dutch gorden, German gürten, Swedish gjord...
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