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through-gird

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.22 in modern English

Syllables
through--gird
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To pierce all the way through with a sword, spear, or the like.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

Etymology

From Middle English thurghgirden (“to run through, pierce”), from thurgh- (“thorough-”) + girden (“to strike”), from girde, ȝerde (“rod, staff”). More at thorough, yard.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: thurghgirden

Usage

Inflected Forms

through-girds (present, singular) through-girding (participle, present) through-girt (participle, past) through-girt (past)

Questions

What does through-gird mean?
To pierce all the way through with a sword, spear, or the like.
Where does through-gird come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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