through-gird
through-gird · through-girds · through-girt · through-girding
To pierce all the way through with a sword, spear, or the likeTo pierce all the way through with a sword, spear, or the like.
Meaning
1 senses(obsolete)To pierce all the way through with a sword, spear, or the like.
Origin
From Middle English thurghgirden (“to run through, pierce”), from thurgh- (“thorough-”) +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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Forms
through-girds, through-girding, through-girt, through-girt| Base form | through-gird · to through-gird |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | through-girds |
| Present participle | through-girding |
| Past simple | through-girt |
| Past participle | through-girt |
irregular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle