Middle English Dictionary Entry
gird(e n.
Entry Info
| Forms | gird(e n. |
| Etymology | From girdel . But cp. MDu. gerde. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A girdle, belt; belt from which a shield was suspended [cp. girdel 2a.].
Associated quotations
- c1400(?a1300) KAlex.(LdMisc 622)2268 : Clitoun roos first..and smoot Tauryn vprisynde on þe helme, wiþ þe swerd, Þat þe dynt stood at þe gird [LinI: gurdil].
- a1500 Parton.(1) (RwlPoet 14)4280 : He vndyde þe gyrde of his shelde.