Gyrða

Old Norse Dictionary - gyrða

Meaning of Old Norse word "gyrða" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

gyrða Old Norse word can mean:

gyrða: ð or t, [A. S. gyrðan; Engl. gird; Dan. gjorde: gerða (q. v.) and gyrða are kindred words, both formed from the Goth. gairdan, gard, gurdun; gerða, as also garðr (q. v.), from the pret.; gyrða from the participle]:—to gird oneself with a belt or the like; eptir þat gyrðir Klaufi hann svá fast (girded his belt so tight) at hélt við meiðsl, Sd. 143; síðan gyrði mærin sik með einu ríku belti, El.; hann gyrði sik með dúki, FmS. x. 314; gyrðr í brækr, with breeks girt up, vii. 143; gyrða sik, to fasten the breeks, as the ancients used belts instead of braces; gyrða lendir sínar, to gird up one’s loins, Hom. 84, Stj. passim; fésjóð er hann var gyrðr með, girt with a purse, from wearing the purse fastened to the girdle, FmS. vii. 142.

gyrða: β. to girth or saddle a horse; hann hefir ekki svá vel gyrt hest þinn, at þat muni duga, gyrtu þá betr, Ísl. ii. 340; þá setti hann söðul á hest sinn ok gyrði hann fast, Str. 47: to secure a cart load by girding it, með hlassi því er hann gyrðir eigi reipum, n. G. l. i. 379; g. hlass, taug eða reipi, 349; hann gyrði at utan, he girded it well, FS. 66: Icel. say a horse is laus-gyrtr, fast-gyrtr, has its girths loose or tight: edged, bordered, bolli gyrðr með silfri, Hkr. iii. 81.

gyrða: γ. to gird oneself with a sword; konungr steypir brynju á sik ok gyrðir sik með sverðinu Kvernbít, Hkr. i. 155; hann gyrði sik með búnu sverði, Ó. H. 31.

gyrða: II. part. gyrðr, girt with a weapon; g. saxi, Nj. 54, FmS. ii. 83, Grett. 126; g. sverði, Eg. 285, 374, FmS. ii. 111, iv. 58, x. 201, 415, Ó. H. 116; g. skálmum, Gkv. 2. 19.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚢᚱᚦᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Dan.: Danish.

Engl.: English.

gl.: glossary.

Goth.: Gothic.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

pret.: preterite.

q. v.: quod vide.

S.: Saga.

v.: vide.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

L.: Linnæus.

part.: participle.

Works & Authors cited:

El.: Elis Saga. (G. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

Sd.: Svarfdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

Str.: Strengleikar. (G. II.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Gkv.: Guðrúnar-kviða. (A. II.)

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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