GIRD
Gird, v. t. Etym: [See Gird, n., and cf. Girde, v.]
1. To strike; to smite. [Obs.] To slay him and to girden off his head. Chaucer.
2. To sneer at; to mock; to gibe. Being moved, he will not spare to gird the gods. Shak.
GIRD
Gird, v. i.
Defn: To gibe; to sneer; to break a scornful jest; to utter severe
sarcasms.
Men of all sorts take a pride to gird at me. Shak.
GIRD
Gird, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Girt or Girded; p. pr. & vb. n. Girding.]
Etym: [OE. girden, gurden, AS. gyrdan; akin to OS. gurdian, D.
gorden, OHG. gurten, G. gürten, Icel. gyr, Sw. gjorda, Dan. giorde,
Goth. bigaírdan to begird, and prob. to E. yard an inclosure. Cf.
Girth, n. & v., Girt, v. t.]
1. To encircle or bind with any flexible band.
2. To make fast, as clothing, by binding with a cord, girdle, bandage, etc.
3. To surround; to encircle, or encompass. That Nyseian isle, Girt with the River Triton. Milton.
4. To clothe; to swathe; to invest. I girded thee about with fine linen. Ezek. xvi. 10. The Son . . . appeared Girt with omnipotence. Milton.