Old English Dictionary Entry

Gyrdan

Part of speech: girdan; Related words: 8, 7. Hine se hálga wer gyrde grǽgan sweorde

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1 gyrdan

p. gyrde; pp. gyrded To GIRD, bind round; cingere :-- Ðá ðú gingra wǽre ðú gyrdest ðé ... ðonne ðú ealdast óðer ðé gyrt cum esses junior cingebas to ... cum senueris alms to cinget, Jn. Skt. 21, 18. Se ðe hine man gelome gyrt qua semper præcingitur, Ps. Th. 108, 19. He girde hine he girded him, Lethe holy man girded himself with a grey sword, Cd. 138; Th. 173, 22; Gen. 2865: Fins. Th. 27; Fin. 13. Gyrd nú ðín sweord ofer ðín þeóh accingere gladium tuum circa femur, Ps. Th. 44, 4: Lk. Skt. 17, 8. Gyrded cempa a belted warrior, Beo. Th. 4162; B. 2078. [Icel. gyrða: O. H. Ger. gurten: Ger. gürten.] DER. be-, ge-, ymbgyrdan. gyrdan

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Runic Inscription

ᚷᚣᚱᛞᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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Ger.: German
O. H. Ger.: Old High German

Works & Authors

Beo.: Beowulf
Cd.: Codex Diplomaticus Saxonici (Kemble)
Gen.: Genesis (OE poem)
Jn.: Gospel of St. John (OE translation)
Lk.: Gospel of St. Luke (OE translation)
Ps.: Psalms (OE)
Th.: Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)

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