Gire vs Gird - What's the difference?
gire | gird |
An anglicized version of Geier'' or ''Guyer , a common family name of German roots.
To bind with a flexible rope or cord.
To encircle with, or as if with a belt.
To prepare oneself for an action.
A sarcastic remark.
* Shakespeare
A stroke with a rod or switch.
A severe spasm; a twinge; a pang.
* Tillotson
To jeer at.
* Shakespeare
To jeer.
* Shakespeare
As verbs the difference between gire and gird
is that gire is while gird is to bind with a flexible rope or cord or gird can be to jeer at.As a noun gird is
a sarcastic remark.gire
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Proper noun
(en proper noun)Anagrams
* English surnames from Germangird
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Etymology 1
(etyl) .Verb
- The fasces were girt about with twine in bundles large.
- The lady girt herself with silver chain, from which she hung a golden shear.
- Our home is girt by sea... -
Etymology 2
Noun
(en noun)- I thank thee for that gird , good Tranio.
- Conscience is freed from many fearful girds and twinges which the atheist feels.
Verb
(en verb)- Being moved, he will not spare to gird the gods.
- Men of all sorts take a pride to gird at me.