Etymology

girt

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Today it means: A horizontal structural member of post and beam architecture, typically attached to bridge two or more vertical members such as corner posts. Full definition →

Middle English girten
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girt · noun1

Alteration of girth (“belt, circumference, brace”).

girt · verb2

  1. Middle English · inherited fromgirten
  2. Middle English · inherited fromgirten
  3. English todaygirt

Inherited from Middle English girten (“gird, encircle”).

girt · adjective3

  1. Middle English · inherited fromgirt
  2. English todaygirt

From Middle English girt, gert, a metathetic variant of gret (“great”). More at great.

girt · adjective4

Ellipsis of girt by sea, from the Australian National Anthem

Words from the same roots

Middle Englishgirt all →

gertgurt

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