[gird] vb gird.ed or girt ; gird.ing [ME, fr. OE gyrdan; akin to OE geard yard--more at yard] vt (bef. 12c) 1 a: to encircle or bind with a flexible band (as a belt) b: to make fast (as a sword by a belt or clothing with a cord) c: surround
2: provide, equip; esp: to invest with the sword of knighthood
3: to prepare (oneself) for action ~ vi: to prepare for action -- gird one's loins : to prepare for action: muster up one's resources
[2]gird vb [ME, to strike, thrust] vi (1546): gibe, rail ~ vt: to sneer at: mock [3]gird n (1566): a sarcastic remark