girding


gird 1

G0132400 (gûrd)v. gird·ed or girt (gûrt), gird·ing, girds v.tr.1. a. To encircle (a person or the part of the body) with a belt or band.b. To fasten or secure (clothing, for example) with a belt or band.c. To surround.2. To prepare (oneself) for action.v.intr. To prepare for action: "Men still spoke of peace but girded more sternly for war" (W. Bruce Lincoln).Idiom: gird (up) (one's) loins To summon up one's inner resources in preparation for action.
[Middle English girden, from Old English gyrdan; see gher- in Indo-European roots.]

gird 2

G0132400 (gûrd)intr. & tr.v. gird·ed, gird·ing, girds To jeer or jeer at.n. A sarcastic remark.
[Middle English girden, to strike.]