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Gird vs Hird - What's the difference?

gird | hird |

As nouns the difference between gird and hird

is that gird is a sarcastic remark while hird is (historical) in norwegian history, an informal retinue of personal armed companions, hirdmen or housecarls.

As a verb gird

is to bind with a flexible rope or cord or gird can be to jeer at.

gird

English

Etymology 1

(etyl) .

Verb

  • To bind with a flexible rope or cord.
  • The fasces were girt about with twine in bundles large.
  • To encircle with, or as if with a belt.
  • The lady girt herself with silver chain, from which she hung a golden shear.
    Our home is girt by sea... -
  • To prepare oneself for an action.
  • Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A sarcastic remark.
  • * Shakespeare
  • I thank thee for that gird , good Tranio.
  • A stroke with a rod or switch.
  • A severe spasm; a twinge; a pang.
  • * Tillotson
  • Conscience is freed from many fearful girds and twinges which the atheist feels.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To jeer at.
  • * Shakespeare
  • Being moved, he will not spare to gird the gods.
  • To jeer.
  • * Shakespeare
  • Men of all sorts take a pride to gird at me.

    hird

    English

    (wikipedia hird)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (historical) In Norwegian history, an informal retinue of personal armed companions, hirdmen or housecarls.
  • By extension, the formal royal court household.
  • Derived terms

    * hirdman ----