gird

• vt.縛る；帯びる；準備する
• vi. 準備する；あざける
• n.あざ笑う

PIE*gherから、囲む、回る、語源的には庭、庭。

gird (v.)

Old English gyrdan "put a belt or girdle around; encircle; bind with flexible material; invest with attributes," from Proto-Germanic *gurdjan (cognates: Old Norse gyrea, Old Saxon gurdian, Old Frisian gerda, Dutch gorden, Old High German gurtan, German gürten), from PIE *ghr-dh-, suffixed form of root *gher- (1) "to grasp" (see yard (n.1)). Related: Girded; girding.

Throughout its whole history the English word is chiefly employed in rhetorical language, in many instances with more or less direct allusion to biblical passages. [OED]

As in to gird oneself "tighten the belt and tuck up loose garments to free the body in preparation for a task or journey."

1. David gird up his loinsand go out to meet the giant goliath.

ダビデは準備ができて、巨人ゴリアテと戦う準備ができている。

2. Gird your loins，sharpen your steel，you will soon be tested.

甲冑を締めて武器を磨き、すぐにテクニックが検証されます。

3.The safety and stability of gird is a whole systematic engineering issue.

電力網の安全安定は全体的なシステム工学である。

4.A standard switchyard connects the coilPCS to the utility gird .

コイルとPCSは、標準スイッチステーションを介して電力網に接続されている。

5.Can the British gird up their loins and move ahead？

イギリス人は勇気を出して前進し続けることができますか。