ungird

U1N1G2I1R1D2

verb

To loosen or remove the girdle or band of.

OriginMiddle English ungirden ← Old English ungyrdan →
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Meanings

verbungird (third-person singular simple present ungirds, present participle ungirding, simple past and past participle ungirded)

present singular third person ungirds · participle present ungirding · participle past ungirded · past ungirded

  1. To loosen or remove the girdle or band of.
  2. To unbind or unload.

Origin

  1. Old Englishungyrdan“to ungird”
  2. Middle Englishungirden
  3. Englishungird

From un- + gird; or possibly continuing Middle English ungirden, ungurden, from Old English ungyrdan (“to ungird”). Cognate with German entgürten (“to ungird”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with ungird

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Anagrams

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APA

ungird. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ungird

MLA

“ungird.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ungird. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ungird,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ungird.

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