gyrdan

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Old English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *gurdijaną.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɡyr.dɑn/, [ˈɡyrˠ.dɑn]

Verb

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gyrdan

  1. to gird

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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  • begyrdan (to clothe, begird, surround)
  • forgyrdan (to girdle, enclose)
  • ġegyrdan (to gird)
  • ungyrdan (to ungird, take a girdle off)
  • ymbgyrdan (to gird about, put a girdle about, surround)
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Descendants

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  • Middle English: gurden, gyrden, girden

References

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