[ɡəːd], (Verb)

Definitions:
- encircle (a person or part of the body) with a belt or band
(e.g: a young man was to be girded with the belt of knighthood)

- prepare oneself for something difficult or challenging
(e.g: they are girding themselves for the upcoming court case)


Phrases:
- gird one's loins

Origin:
Old English gyrdan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch gorden and German gürten, also to girdle and girth

[ɡəːd], (Verb)

Definitions:
- make cutting or critical remarks
(e.g: the clubmen girded at the Committee)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘strike, stab’): of unknown origin

[ɡəːd], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a cutting or critical remark
(e.g: his girds were oblique, and touched to the quick)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘strike, stab’): of unknown origin