gride
9 synonyms for gride, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Verb — To stab or wound something with a weapon.
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Etymology
A metathetic variant of gird ("to strike, smite, upbraid, scold, jibe"), which developed from Middle English girden, gerden ("to strike, thrust, smite", literally "smite with a rod"), itself from gerd, yerd ("a rod, yard"). See also yard.
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