Meaning
To bind with a flexible rope or cord.
Etymology
Origin: Old English
From Middle English girden, gerden, gürden, from Old English gyrdan (“to put a belt around, to put a girdle around”), from Proto-Germanic *gurdijaną (“to gird”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰerdʰ-. Cognate with West Frisian gurdzje, girdzje, Dutch gorden, German gürten, Swedish gjorda, Icelandic gyrða, Albanian ngërthej (“to tie together by weaving, to bind”).
Synonyms & Antonyms
Antonyms
disarm
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 4 recorded puzzles: