Gird, v. a. == cingere. RG. 435; part. ‘ygurd.’ RG. 174
—— sb. == girdle. Alys. 2272
Gird, v. a. == strike, smite. Alys. 2299. AS. gyrd, a staff
Girdle, sb. Wright’s L. P. p. 35
Give, sb. See Gift
Give, v. a. [ȝeve]. RG. 12; pret. ‘ȝaf.’ RG. 17; imper. ‘ȝef.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 59; part. ‘iȝive.’ O. and N. 551; ‘yȝyne.’ RG. 430
Giveled, part. == heaped together. HD. 814. Fr. gavelé. Sir F. Madden also suggests Dut. ‘villen,’ to flay, as a possible origin of this word. Others have proposed the Germ. gefüllt
Giving, sb. Alys. 839
Glad, adj. RG. 371; ‘gladden.’ 1066 B.
—— v. n. == be glad. RG. 265