well-girtadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈɡəːt/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈɡərt/

Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and girt adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., girt adj.

Etymology: < well adv. + girt adj.In the context of physical activity (see sense 1), after ancient Greek εὔζωνος (in εὔζωνος ἀνήρ well-girt man).

1. Firmly encircled or secured by a girdle or a girth. Hence of a person: braced or prepared for physical activity; fit, active; cf. gird v.¹ 1b. Also figurative.In quot. 1647: (of time) characterized by much activity, busy. Houre may also be a pun on whore; cf. discussion in New Eng. Q. (1974) 47 87–96.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > effort or exertion > [adjective] > strenuously bestowed (of time)

well-girt1575

society > leisure > sport > player or sportsperson > [adjective] > condition or fitness

unexercised1562

fine1815

well-girt1816

fit1869

questionable1941

match-fit1960

on-form1965

the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping or management of horses > horse-gear > [adjective] > girth

well-girt1836

1575 G. Fenton Golden Epist. f. 53 The gowne that is well girt keepes the body warme.

1641 E. Kellett Tricoenium Christi vi. 27 Close, well-girt apparell.

1647 N. Ward Simple Cobler Aggawam 78 A well-girt houre gives every man content, Sixe ribs of beefe, are worth sixe weeks of Lent.

1791 W. Beloe in tr. Herodotus Hist. I. 75 (note) Active man... The Greek is ευζωνῳ ανδρι, literally, in English, a well-girt man.

1816 R. Southey Poet's Pilgrimage to Waterloo i. iii. 1 Some three hours' journey for a well-girt man.

1836 W. Wordsworth Idiot Boy (rev. ed.) in Poet. Wks. I. 204 The well-girt saddle.

1845 R. Ford Hand-bk. Travellers in Spain I. i. 57 To be Homerically well girt..is half the battle for the traveller in Spain.

1924 N. Amer. Rev. Mar. 299 The writer of Hebrews, a man of well-girt mind, a close, exact thinker.

1993 Shaw 13 99 Kit is dressed in the ‘frilly skirt of a Greek Evzone’ (a well-girt infantryman).

2. In extended use, of a building, stronghold, etc.: strongly fortified. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > [adjective]

stithc1000

strongOE

fastenedOE

warneda1300

strengtheda1382

unpregnable1387

embattledc1400

enbanedc1400

warrayable14..

impregnable1430

inexpugnable1490

strengthy1513

bulwarkeda1533

unexpugnable1533

fortified1538

well-fortified1538

unwinnablec1540

forced1548

forted1566

unbatterable1576

fencible?1579

unforcible1611

impregnate1632

untakable1652

of (good) force1697

casemated1740

well-girt1756

embattled1765

strongish1821

unbreachable1866

1756 J. Home Douglas iv. i. 37 The trembling mothers, and their children [are] lodg'd In well-girt towers and castles.

1784 H. Downman Editha ii. i. 12 Refuse to yield This well-girt city.

1840 E. C. Gray Tour to Sepulchres of Etruria vi. 290 The well-girt, turretted, and highly picturesque town of Toscanella towers over the distant landscape.

1895 Northern Echo 25 June The tower is well girt and strongly braced.

1916 Theosophical Path June 580 Tiryns is regularly spoken of by Homer as ‘well-girt’; doubtless because of its massive Cyclopean circuit walls.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	well-girt
释义	well-girtadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈɡəːt/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈɡərt/ Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and girt adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., girt adj. Etymology: < well adv. + girt adj.In the context of physical activity (see sense 1), after ancient Greek εὔζωνος (in εὔζωνος ἀνήρ well-girt man). 1. Firmly encircled or secured by a girdle or a girth. Hence of a person: braced or prepared for physical activity; fit, active; cf. gird v.¹ 1b. Also figurative.In quot. 1647: (of time) characterized by much activity, busy. Houre may also be a pun on whore; cf. discussion in New Eng. Q. (1974) 47 87–96. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > effort or exertion > [adjective] > strenuously bestowed (of time) well-girt1575 society > leisure > sport > player or sportsperson > [adjective] > condition or fitness unexercised1562 fine1815 well-girt1816 fit1869 questionable1941 match-fit1960 on-form1965 the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping or management of horses > horse-gear > [adjective] > girth well-girt1836 1575 G. Fenton Golden Epist. f. 53 The gowne that is well girt keepes the body warme. 1641 E. Kellett Tricoenium Christi vi. 27 Close, well-girt apparell. 1647 N. Ward Simple Cobler Aggawam 78 A well-girt houre gives every man content, Sixe ribs of beefe, are worth sixe weeks of Lent. 1791 W. Beloe in tr. Herodotus Hist. I. 75 (note) Active man... The Greek is ευζωνῳ ανδρι, literally, in English, a well-girt man. 1816 R. Southey Poet's Pilgrimage to Waterloo i. iii. 1 Some three hours' journey for a well-girt man. 1836 W. Wordsworth Idiot Boy (rev. ed.) in Poet. Wks. I. 204 The well-girt saddle. 1845 R. Ford Hand-bk. Travellers in Spain I. i. 57 To be Homerically well girt..is half the battle for the traveller in Spain. 1924 N. Amer. Rev. Mar. 299 The writer of Hebrews, a man of well-girt mind, a close, exact thinker. 1993 Shaw 13 99 Kit is dressed in the ‘frilly skirt of a Greek Evzone’ (a well-girt infantryman). 2. In extended use, of a building, stronghold, etc.: strongly fortified. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > [adjective] stithc1000 strongOE fastenedOE warneda1300 strengtheda1382 unpregnable1387 embattledc1400 enbanedc1400 warrayable14.. impregnable1430 inexpugnable1490 strengthy1513 bulwarkeda1533 unexpugnable1533 fortified1538 well-fortified1538 unwinnablec1540 forced1548 forted1566 unbatterable1576 fencible?1579 unforcible1611 impregnate1632 untakable1652 of (good) force1697 casemated1740 well-girt1756 embattled1765 strongish1821 unbreachable1866 1756 J. Home Douglas iv. i. 37 The trembling mothers, and their children [are] lodg'd In well-girt towers and castles. 1784 H. Downman Editha ii. i. 12 Refuse to yield This well-girt city. 1840 E. C. Gray Tour to Sepulchres of Etruria vi. 290 The well-girt, turretted, and highly picturesque town of Toscanella towers over the distant landscape. 1895 Northern Echo 25 June The tower is well girt and strongly braced. 1916 Theosophical Path June 580 Tiryns is regularly spoken of by Homer as ‘well-girt’; doubtless because of its massive Cyclopean circuit walls. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1575
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