Etymology

through-gird

Today it means: To pierce all the way through with a sword, spear, or the like. Full definition →

Middle English thurghgirden
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromthurghgirden“to run through, pierce”
  2. English todaythrough-gird

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

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