Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Lexicon: gird – glad
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gird, v. [OE.]
Invest or endure with attributes of strength.
girdle, n. [OE.]
Belt used to secure garments.
girl (-s, -'s), n. [etymology obscure.]
Miss; maid; female child; young lady.
girlhood (-'s), n. [see girl, n.]
Maidenhood; time of innocent femininity; state of being a female child.
girt, v. [OE.]
- Surround; encircle; wrap; wind a sash around.
- Protect; prepare; prevent.
girth, n. [ON, girdle, hoop.]
Band; strap; [fig.] circumference; perimeter; diameter; measurement around a body.
give (-s, -en, gave), v. [OE giefen.]
- Bestow upon.
- Grant; impart.
- Compensate; reward; pay.
- Commit; yield to the power of.
- Transfer from one to another without the expectation of compensation.
- Sacrifice; relinquish; trade.
- Administer to; dispense; provide.
- Cause; evoke; arouse; excite.
- Inspire.
- Emit; instill.
- Cause; produce a new quality.
- Apply; designate; assign.
- Promise; pledge.
- Permit; allow; provide; [irony] sentence; penalize; punish; condemn; [word play] forgive.
- Issue; decree; establish; set forth.
- Consecrate; set apart.
- Communicate; tell; announce; publish.
- Show; reveal; exhibit.
- Place; present; impose.
- Distribute.
- Exchange; trade.
- Expend; set aside; devote.
- Conduct; present an event.
- Offer; present.
- Supply; provide; demand of.
- Become vulnerable; surrender; submit.
- Contribute; share; sacrifice; impart with possessions; be generous.
- Phrase. “give up”: abandon; surrender; quit.
giving, n. [see give, v.]
Actor; doer; benefit of the possessor.
glacier (-s), n. [Fr. 'ice house'.]
Ice flow; very large field of ice in high, mountainous regions; snowpack that remains unmelted throughout the year.
glad, adj. [OE.]
Happy; pleased; cheerful; joyful.