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engird

engird verb: to gird around; to ingirt.

Verb

engird (third-person singular simple present engirds, present participle engirding, simple past and past participle engirded or engirt)

  1. (transitive) To gird around; to ingirt.
    Synonyms:
    engirdle

Synonyms of engird

Forms of engird

third-person singular presentengirds
present participleengirding
past participleengirded
pastengirded
past participleengirt
pastengirt

Origin of engird

From en- + gird.

Questions about engird

What does engird mean?
Engird means to gird around; to ingirt.
What part of speech is engird?
Engird is a verb.
What is the past tense of engird?
The past tense of engird is engirded.

Words near engird in the dictionary

  1. engining
  2. enginous
  3. enginrie
  4. enginries
  5. engins
  6. engird
  7. engirded
  8. engirding
  9. engirdle
  10. engirdled
  11. engirdlement

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