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.

Concepten

gorden

omgorden

aangorden

aangespen

spotternij

steek

uitrusten

harnassen

insluiten

omhullen

omsluiten

Synoniemen

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

Vertalingen

ceindre

vêtir

👗

ceñir

cingere

kuşatmak

circondare

boucler

sarmak

cercar

entourer

rodear

çevrelemek

ceinturer

attacher ceinture

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ɡɜːd/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: girden

Overgenomen van Oudengels: gyrdan

Verwant aan Fries: gurdzje

Verwant aan Nederlands: gorden

Verwant aan Duits: gürten

Verwant aan Zweeds: gjorda

Verwant aan IJslands: gyrða

Verwant aan 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”).