gird

Betekenis (Engels)

Verb

1. (transitive) To bind with a flexible rope or cord.
2. (transitive) To encircle with, or as if with a belt.
3. (reflexive, transitive) To prepare (oneself) for an action.
4. (intransitive) (of a vessel towing another) To be pulled on sideways by its towline, putting it at risk of capsizing.

Noun

1. A sarcastic remark.
2. A stroke with a rod or switch.
3. A severe spasm; a twinge; a pang.

Sinonieme

girdle

encircle

belt

bind

wear

build up

enclose

tie

arm

confine

surround

strap

attach

fortify

sneer

begird

girth

encompass

endue

zone

buckle

ring

💍

gibe

beset

environ

enwrap

band

hold in

imprison

invest

jeer

jest

knot

🪢

lash

ligate

manacle

moor

rack

rail

restrain

round

scoff

secure

shackle

slur

stake

string

🪢

take off

taunt

tether

Vertalings

ceindre

vêtir

👗

cingere

gorden

ceñir

aangespen

aangorden

boucler

omgorden

kuşatmak

circondare

çevrelemek

cercar

entourer

rodear

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ɡɜːd/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: girden

Geërf van Old English: gyrdan

Verwante met Fries: gurdzje

Verwante met Nederlands: gorden

Verwante met Duits: gürten

Verwante met Sweeds: gjorda

Verwante met Yslands: gyrða

Verwante met Albanees: ngërthej

In summary

From 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”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰerdʰ-. Cognate with West Frisian gurdzje, girdzje, Dutch gorden, German gürten, Swedish gjorda, Icelandic gyrða, Albanian ngërthej (“to tie together by weaving, to bind”).