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gyrdan

  • verb [ weak ]
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Grammar
gyrdan, girdan; p. gyrde; pp. gyrded
Wright's OE grammar
§259; §299; §530;
To GIRD, bind round; cingere
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  • Ðá ðú gingra wǽre ðú gyrdest ðé ... ðonne ðú ealdast óðer ðé gyrt

    cum esses junior cingebas to ... cum senueris alms to cinget,

      Jn. Skt. 21, 18.
  • Se ðe hine man gelome gyrt

    qua semper præcingitur,

      Ps. Th. 108, 19.
  • He girde hine

    he girded him,

      Lev. 8, 7.
  • Hine se hálga wer gyrde grǽgan sweorde

    the holy man girded himself with a grey sword,

      Cd. 138; Th. 173, 22; Gen. 2865: Fins. Th. 27; Fin. 13.
  • Gyrd nú ðín sweord ofer ðín þeóh

    accingere gladium tuum circa femur,

      Ps. Th. 44, 4: Lk. Skt. 17, 8.
  • Gyrded cempa

    a belted warrior,

      Beo. Th. 4162; B. 2078.
Etymology
[Icel. gyrða: O. H. Ger. gurten: Ger. gürten.]
Derived forms
DER. be-, ge-, ymbgyrdan.
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