through-gird

verb

To pierce all the way through with a sword, spear, or the like.

OriginMiddle English thurghgirden →
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Meanings

verbthrough-gird (third-person singular simple present through-girds, present participle through-girding, simple past and past participle through-girt)

present singular third person through-girds · participle present through-girding · participle past through-girt · past through-girt

  1. obsoletetransitiveTo pierce all the way through with a sword, spear, or the like.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishthurghgirden“to run through, pierce”
  2. Englishthrough-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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APA

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“through-gird.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/through-gird. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “through-gird,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/through-gird.

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